Why I’m Not Angry at My Mom or Her Religion
I do not dislike my mother. She brought me into this world and has loved me all of my life. I miss her. I miss our Scrabble games. I miss her phone…
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Outgrowing My Mother
I’ve often said that the relationship between mothers and daughters is one of the most complicated we will have in our lives, and the one I have with my mother is no…
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A Random Letter to my Six-Year-Old Daughter
My lovely Mackadoodle, It’s a cold and rainy Thursday, you’re off at school, undoubtedly trying to take over running the class, like you always do. Your teacher tells me you are super capable,…
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Mom Martyrs
Motherhood is not the hardest job in the world. Confession: This summer has been a rough one for me as a mom. It’s been an endless cycle of way too hot days,…
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