As my son becomes a teenager, I’m trying to figure out how to have faith in him, because I know how much I’ve appreciated that from my own mom.
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Happiness Highlights: The Little Things
Every Monday, I start my week by highlighting what made me happy from the previous week, because I believe we multiply what we focus on, and that gratitude is the first step in learning how to be happier. Sometimes, happiness bursts into our lives with much fanfare and hoopla. We achieve goals, realize dreams, or [...]
Read More...Tell me about cancer, because I don’t know what it’s like.
A couple of weeks ago I sent out a twitter that said, simply, fuck cancer. I added a brief end note to a post that same day explaining that someone close to us had been diagnosed. That may be the understatement of the year. Jared’s mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. I didn’t mention the [...]
Read More...Parenting: when you need a little perspective
What a difference a week makes. Last weekend I was at parenting rock bottom. At least, it felt like rock bottom at the time, except that term suggests a one time hit before climbing your way back up. But parenting isn’t like that, is it? Parenting is an ongoing journey with peaks and valleys and [...]
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