I never thought I would be a Mom. Never really wanted to do it. I watched my own troubled mother struggle through her life. She died when I was 19. My dad had died the year before. My mother's life was hard as she struggled with ...
Mothering
7 Things Mom Really Wants for Mother’s Day
Do you think Moms are harder to surprise on Mother's Day than they were in days past? Maybe. My mother would have been happy with some cheap perfume, or some now cancer-causing talcum powder. Me - I'm a little more complicated. (Maybe she ...
3 things moms do to mess up Christmas
It’s almost here. Does that thought cause a knot in your stomach? Like a train barreling down a track, Christmas is on the way. Can you feel it? When I was a kid, Christmas was a dreamy time. Visions of fulfilled dreams and new beginnings ...
A mom’s journey
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The High Price of Motherhood
Motherhood did not come easily for me - in all respects. I struggled with infertility for three years. Because I was totally comfortable with adoption, I didn't delve too deeply into why. I had some very preliminary testing that showed it would be ...