I was listening to the radio the other day as I was driving away from dropping off my first grader (he’s 6) and my third grader (he’s 8) and there was a news report about how parents believe kiddos are missing out on some essential experiences at school in light of the pandemic and safety … Continue reading Kids missing out?
Category: Parenting
Little Deaths
Another patient advocate living with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) wrote a post on Facebook a while back about all the things we lose to MBC. She labeled these things "little deaths" to distinguish these losses from one's eventual death, but also, I believe, to drive home the point that we must grieve the … Continue reading Little Deaths
Soul
The other night, my very precocious 6 year old rolled over and said ... "Mommy, where is Great Grandma?" My grandmother died over the summer in 2018 and we've talked a little about death since then. So, I reminded him that we'd talked about Great Grandma being in heaven. We talked a little about who … Continue reading Soul
Fathers and Sons, Mothers and Daughters
In this time of COVID-19, I’ve had the chance to watch new shows on Netflix and rewatch favorites I’ve already watched. One such series that I spent time rewatching recently was Game of Thrones (GOT). Much of the hype around GOT happened while I was busy juggling motherhood and a busy law practice, so I … Continue reading Fathers and Sons, Mothers and Daughters
Junior Achievement
From JuniorAchievement.org, the role of the Junior Achievement program is as follows: "JA's volunteer-delivered, kindergarten-12th grade programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurshipand financial literacy skills,and use experiential learning to inspire students to dream big and reach their potential." On May 13, 2019, my husband and I led our son's kindergarten class in the set of lessons entitled "Ourselves" designed … Continue reading Junior Achievement
On the Night Before School Starts, 2019
My boys go back to school tomorrow, returning to the same elementary school they attended last school year. My eldest, he's 6, is in first grade. He will be, for the first time, in a gifted classroom. My younger son, he's 4, returns as a role model in the LEAP classroom at the same elementary … Continue reading On the Night Before School Starts, 2019
Dealing with Prejudice/Racism PART I
I know this blog is about my experiences as a woman living with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, but I need to take a small break and talk about prejudice and racism. As most of you know, I'm a WASP. I'm originally from the Midwest but I am a White Anglo Saxon Protestant. I'm married … Continue reading Dealing with Prejudice/Racism PART I
Memory Boxes (originally published in Wildfire Magazine)
If you don't already subscribe to Wildfire Magazine, go sign up now!! It's amazing and you will get content from a wide variety of talented men and women. When my boys were placed in my arms after the planned (Liam in 2013) and emergency c-sections (Malcolm in 2015) my heart swelled and grew. I had … Continue reading Memory Boxes (originally published in Wildfire Magazine)
How to be an Ally
When I met my now husband, Elliot, in 2006, I'd never dated anyone who wasn't as lily-white as me. In fact, the area where I went to high school in Ohio was so homogeneous, that going to UCF (That's the University of Central Florida for those of you not familiar with the Knights) for college … Continue reading How to be an Ally
Fertility, Infertility and Secondary Infertility
This is a topic fraught with so many sensitive issues and let me say up front that I am not an expert on any of it. What I am is a woman, a daughter, a wife, and a mom. Some background on me ... I delayed having children on purpose because I wanted to build … Continue reading Fertility, Infertility and Secondary Infertility
No Half Measures 