Tag: love
I Wish There Was More Time For Us
Sometimes I like to think about us before kids. When it was just you and me. When we were each other’s priority. When we...
A Different Kind of Love Letter
A few years ago, I was sitting on my therapist’s couch, crying that I couldn’t find “my tribe.” You know, the one everyone talks...
Two Decades {and counting} with My Forever Valentine
Twenty years ago, on Valentine's Day, I was in high school. Then, I lived in upstate New York, so it was no surprise we...
HATE is a Naughty Word
“Mommy, Miles said HATE!” I hear my daughter call from the other room. In typical twin form, my 4-years-olds love to tattle on one...
The Day the Questions Came
My son has always loved hearing his adoption story. He will occasionally ask for me to recount it before bed, rather than reading a...
Puppy Love
Happy National Dog Day!
In 2004, August 26th was set aside by animal advocate Colleen Paige to "bring attention to the plight of animals...
A is for Adopted
I'm adopted.
Growing up, my friends and I had a lot of fun creating scenarios about my biological parents because, at that time, I had...
How Naive I Was: A Note of Appreciation to My Mother
Who I Was: The Spoiled Daughter
Part of me fears raising two girls because I remember how obnoxious and under-appreciative I was to my mother....
To My Son, on the Eve of Your Bone Marrow Transplant
To my son, on the eve of your bone marrow transplant:
The first time you were born was a Thursday, on a day in late...
Continuing the Spirit of the Holidays with Random Acts of Kindness
December is a month of giving...to your family members, to those less fortunate, to strangers waiting in line with you, to yourself (it was...