Tag Archives: parenting
Real Life Rants
RANT to the ice cream store server who refused to give my husband a glass of water when he clearly had something caught in his throat. “But it’s the rule,” is the excuse we got. It took my bellowing out, “But he’s choking!” … Continue reading
Graded with Grace
My son’s blue eyes sparkled with excitement as he showed me a paper he had brought home from school. It was a math test, marked with a red star and a grade of 100 percent. As we looked at the … Continue reading
Flex Life
There are no alarms in the morning. Plus, now when I have to work late, I am still able to have diner, put the kids to bed and meet deadlines all that the same time. – Dana Levy Positively Purging-I … Continue reading
A Small Hand in Mine
At first, she was the little face I saw in pictures when her mother and I began dating. When the time was right, she was the tiny body standing cautiously in the corner of the living room — wondering, waiting. … Continue reading
Who He Really Was
People say a mother’s love is blind, but that’s not true. For six years, I saw Tristan’s desperation and heard his lies, but that wasn’t the truth of who my son was. That was the shadow of addiction. I also … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 