A common criticism of this current generation of spawns is that they are weak. Coddled. Unable to handle adult challenges. I am partly annoyed and offended by this judgment; the other part of me completely agrees. I am thankful that my kids haven’t had to face war, starvation, death, and real fear beyond a spider. But I […]
If you have a little girl, were once a little girl, or know a little girl in any capacity, you might be familiar with my streamlined 25-step plan of getting her ready to… well, do anything at all. Announce that you’ll be doing something the next day. The event can be going to the mailbox or flying […]
One of the best parts of childhood is blissful, selfish ignorance. Time and time again, now that I am a mother, I realize—often with a punch in the face—how hard certain things were for my parents, how they sacrificed, how they struggled to navigate parenthood and raise my sister and me into good human adults. […]