I know, I know. It’s Mother’s Day Weekend, and many of us are gathering around family, specifically our mothers and grandmothers, or our children are gleefully coloring and crafting little gifts to present as tokens of their love. But spending Mother’s Day with the woman who raised you isn’t always possible. For instance, my own […]
Searching
It is a simple thing. I am searching for a password to an alumnae account so I can update a profile. I am searching for the key, a combination of letters and numbers that resides somewhere on a thumb drive, itself a key. I have only to locate the right one – a small strip […]
Surprise, Surprise
No one likes getting caught with their pants down. Well. No one I know, anyway. No one likes being wakened suddenly out of a sound sleep – certainly not by a falling tree, a screaming child, a blaring alarm clock when you thought you could sleep in. No one likes unpleasant surprises, the ones that […]
Breaking the Rules
Occasionally breaking the rules is one thing. A pattern of disregard, something else.
Stay At Home Mom With Kids in School?
What exactly does a SAHM do? Plenty!
Nolo Contendere
Listening. Can it make or break a relationship?
Pictures at an Exhibition
An exploration of much loved images, family connections and memories.
What Makes You a Mother?
Maternity, adoption, motherhood… what really makes you a mother?
Respect
Musings on the importance of respect. Respecting yourself and your partner.
Stopping the Stereotypes
First, I stumbled into the observations of Lisa at Amid Privilege. Her commentary on the depiction of smart women on television – or rather, their relative flatness as compared to their male counterparts – offers an interesting opening to a broader topic of discussion. When it comes to men, endearingly quirky characters are tolerated and […]