My grandmother has been in a rehab facility for a few weeks rebuilding strength after a hospital stay and once again I find myself challenging my thoughts on aging. Watching my mom, aunt and uncle, Grandma’s children, trying to make decisions about her is really stressful. I don’t mean to sound like such a drama […]
Reading with the Teen
My teen is…a teen. The Bee does her own thing, texting with friends, curled up with a notebook, scribbling the latest chapter in her epic story or doing some complicated thing on the computer that makes me wish I had paid more attention to the typing lessons offered at school. She’s mostly independent and mostly hidden […]
Silence Helps Me Thrive
I did not realize how much I was dependent on having a soundtrack to my day until I came home for lunch one day and PECO was doing some work on my street. The power was out, I had left my phone in the car and my tablet at the library since this was supposed […]
Reasons My Teen Cracks Me Up
This post was originally going to be an ode to my teen’s hot and cold mood swings but the words for THAT post just didn’t flow. I could go on and on about my teen driving me nuts but there are moments which make me realize that it’s not all bad and I exhale. The Bee, […]
The Idea of Birth
In which I come to terms with the truth that I know “nothing ’bout birthin’ no babies!” This was my plan for The Bee’s delivery: A book to read while I had contractions. My sister had been sent home so many times due to false labor that she delivered Pop in the parking lot. […]
