Category Archives: Reflections
My Husband’s Late Wife
I like to think we could have been friends. She gave birth to two boys. Years later, I handed them lunches in paper bags when they walked out the door. I attended parent-teacher conferences, baked apple pies for Pi Day, … Continue reading
Boundaries
I am a recently divorced woman. I started a new job about six months ago. I am in middle management and enjoy the work very much. One of my (male) colleagues has asked me around three times what my marital … Continue reading
Therapy
I don’t coach anyone who isn’t in the room.
The Sugar Fairy
Our sugar bowl is small, glass and always magically full. My husband jokes that there must be a sugar fairy in our home. Sometimes, when the bowl gets a little low, he gives me a knowing smile and wonders aloud … Continue reading
Parenting
No one…who has not known that inestimable privilege can possibly reaslise what good fortune it is to grow up in a home where there are grandparents. – Suzanne La Follette If God were a woman, She would have installed one of … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 