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What I know going into 2016 and approaching my 50th birthday: 1. Gratitude and kindness are free and I will continue to employ both daily. 2. I know, unequivocally, who my tribe is, some of whom I’ve not met in person, but who have been in my corner in the darkest of times. I will […] The discriminatory stance that the Boy Scouts of America has taken against gays among their ranks has been a thorn in my side since I knew my first born would be a boy. Our position as parents, that our sons would not join a group that discriminates against gay boys or gay leaders, has been […] This is worth the 75 seconds of your day. the ugly judgement of society ~Nostril_Curl Writing consistently is a habit, one that I have clearly not cultivated. So much for posting once a week here. We will be celebrating my older son’s 8th birthday next week. EIGHT. Oh, my love for him is big. He is both infuriatingly stubborn and prone to crying in frustration and charmingly sweet, always ready […] Here I am, finally, the holy grail of my motherhood dream, parenting two children. This is what we struggled for so long and hard for, come to fruition. Is it what I thought it would be? Is it what I wanted? And where do I put my infertility now that I am here? Yes, […] This makes my heart super happy
Oh, G, heart of my heart, soul of my soul, light of my life, how is it possible that you are 18 months old already? I must have blinked and the world spun many revolutions in the split second my eyes were closed that we’ve gotten to this milestone. Even though you are a big […] I have found myself saying the dreaded, “when I was your age” to my older son in response to him saying he is bored. This is the middle of his second week of summer vacation (I started this post a week ago and he has since started summer school at his school). And, I did […] A mobile toddler has dramatically changed my ‘free’ time and I have much less time to think, sit, and write in-depth posts on the various topics rattling around in my brain. Still, so much to say, so little time. In these intervening weeks between posts, I turned forty-eight (48!). Setting aside the fact that my […] Perfection I have written about gratitude many times here. As I was driving the other day, Baby G in his car seat, looking at the beautiful mountains ahead of me through the warm, clear blue skies, I thought that the way I try to live my life, in conscious awareness for all that I […] |
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