Monthly Archives: May 2014
Fourteen Years and I Love You
Aw, Lizzie Girl. Happy Birthday, my blue eyed girl. It is one in the morning and the house is just settling down. I wonder how you will remember your early teenage years and the energy of this house. I … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, bed rest, birthday, birthday letter, childhood, daughter, day to day, family life, fourteen, Happy Birthday, mother daughter, motherhood, nostalgia, open letter, parenthood, preemie, Slayer
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On Mother’s Day, Anne Lamott, You are Mistaken
1971. My parents bring me home from the hospital. 3 months before her first mother’s day. My momma is small. My dad has hair. My dad looks like Luke. This week three things happened that got me thinking about Mother’s … Continue reading
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Tagged anne lamott, bringbackourgirls, death, Family, honoring mothers, life in general, mom, mother's day, motherhood, nicu, nigeria, parenthood, preemie, reflection, volleyball, volleyball mom
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Lopsided Firecracker
Some weeks are shitty and this one has not ended yet. When I went to sleep last Monday night (a Monday that was supposed to be my one and only, much coveted personal day, but was instead wasted with a … Continue reading
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Tagged avett brothers, avett lyrics, bad day, depression, education, eisner, elliot eisner, flu, grading, hairloss, motherhood, parenting, Thyroid
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