Three years ago I wrote a blog post called The Girl in the Rearview Mirror. I wrote it because I was watching my 7 year old daughter’s image change daily as I looked at her in the rearview mirror. Three years have passed since that time and I’m still watching her reflection change. The one […]
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From the moment a baby is born, the countdown begins. You are given the gift of 936 weekends with your child before they turn 18. 936. At first glance, it sounds like a lot. That’s almost 1,000 weekends. Multiply it by two and you have 1,872 weekend days. But ask any parent whose child has
Here are a few headlines that I read just today: Samsung Galaxy Note9: A Flagship Phone for Busy Millennials 5 Hacks for Busy Entrepreneurs Parents Are Too Busy To Potty Train We live in a culture that worships the cult of busy. Somehow, we have been sold the idea that we will be better people,
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I know a secret. It was told to me last night in the dark cavernous circle of trust that happens just before bedtime slips into dreamland. My daughter had been keeping a secret for months and she was finally ready to tell me. I offered no advice. I responded with no judgement. I just listened.
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As our kids grow up, we often keep notebooks to log their firsts: First Smile First Laugh First time rolling over First tooth First food First word First steps We share the firsts with our family, post them on Facebook and track them in baby books. But we never track the lasts. They slip by
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When you become a mother, you agree to a deal. We all do it, because it seems completely reasonable at the time, but like all contracts, the fine print doesn’t become clear until years later. It reads something like this: “I accept the gift of this child. I understand that they will only be little for
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When I woke up this morning, you were still sleeping, but your body was very much awake. I looked at your arms stretched out and your little toes twitching. Then my eyes stopped when I saw your heart beating through your pajamas. It shouldn’t be so amazing to see a heart beating, but when I
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This Sunday, you will come into my bedroom and wake me up with a card and a gift and a bright and shiny “Happy Mother’s Day!!!” And my heart will explode. It does that every year…and almost every day. I still can’t believe that my name is actually “mom.” For years my eyes would burn
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My Remarkable Girl, It’s taken me years to write you this letter. It’s long overdue. Many times I’ve tried to put my feelings into words, and many times I’ve failed. In the simplest of terms, I love you, but there is nothing simple about my feelings. I apologize in advance for the flimsiness of my words.
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Around the holidays, people tend to talk about the importance of traditions. Traditions bring families together and create a sense of stability and comfort. But the best traditions are the little ones that we drop into everyday life. In our home, every Friday night is night is Sleepover Night. We pull our blankets off of
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