The strangest thing about getting older? It’s how everyone else around me seems to be aging, while I’m still suspended in this feeling—one I can’t quite name. It’s not an age. It’s not a phase. […]
Tag: mental-health
More than the carpool line
As a middle-aged mama, I hear it all the time—women saying things like, “I can’t do this,” or “That’s not what people our age do.” Somewhere along the way, we started believing that new dreams […]
A Summer Built on Books
Let me offer a gentle disclaimer: whatever path you choose for yourself or your children, I respect and support it. The ability to decide what works best for our families is a freedom I hold […]
June Is Here, and So Is the Pause Button
June is finally here. May, in all its chaotic glory, has officially earned its unofficial nicknames: “Maycember” and “Mayhem Month.” If you’re a parent, you know exactly what that means. It’s a whirlwind of end-of-school-year […]
From Cowardice to Courage: A Journey of Self-Reclamation
My youngest has an extraordinary ability to shift from nervous to fearless. Even when she stumbles, she pushes through the embarrassment and shares her feelings with a vulnerability so unguarded, it overwhelms me. I think […]
The Forty Files 