This short bicycle story was written by eight year old me; for a writing assignment asking me to pull my spelling words together. I loved that assignment. It was the one that I looked forward to every week, after the mindless six times each and copying sentences and the spelling test. This was the work …
“I like to write when I’m riding my bike. I feel like my tire is going to fall off.” Read More »
My soul is like, maybe the equivalent of a 10 year old. She hates the heaviness of the world and my life. She would hundred percent rather be running through the mud in the backyard with my daughter. But when I wake up in the middle of the night, and I remember I have created …
Have you noticed that, regardless of our genetics or our upbringing, there remain fundamental distinctions between human experiences and understandings? For example, two siblings, raised in the same home can certainly turn out differently because of the subtle notes of difference in the way their parents’ personalities may mesh with theirs. An adventurous parent might …
There are some things I haven’t been straight about with you yet. I am a dreamer trapped in an underachiever’s body. A try-hard, do-good, walk-the-line, child of two boomers. I was born hard of hearing, which is genetic in my family, and a bit wild and hard to handle. That’s how they describe me anyway, …
“Tries Hard. People-Pleasing. Makes Mistakes. Not a Good Fit.” Women and ADHD Read More »
We need to stop assuming we know what the symptoms of depression are. I am happiest when I am: Messy. Chonky. Taking naps. Letting some things go.Cutting some ties. At home a lot. I am miserable when I am: Controlling my weight. Controlling my household. Not able to rest. Upset about everything. Holding onto relationships that make me mask. Out and …
To some, we are coming out of a pandemic. To others, there are variants ahead and we are in a dangerous moment of a premature return to “safety.” And still, to others, we never were in a pandemic at all. I am speaking to the members of each of these groups. Wherever you stand today, …
It’s been unprecedented. Jarring. Heart-breaking. A minor change, for some, and devastating, for others. As we look ahead at the summer of 2021, how well have we done letting the kids grieve their losses during this pandemic? The kids *are* grieving. They have been, since last March. Maybe they haven’t said as such, but trust …
Growing Up in a Pandemic: Talking to Kids About Grief Read More »
