There are some things, I think we can all agree as parents, that are hard to let go of. For me, it was the binky. Cora has been attached to that thing from day one. I remember the day at the hospital when she first took to it and I told my husband that it [...]
Tag: growing up
Growing up overnight
When your child turns 1, a lot of people seem to think your child is all grown up. I didn't quite see Cora as all grown up by any means. She was still my baby with a diaper butt and a binky in that chubby hand. She turned two and I remember rocking her to [...]
18 Months
To the shortest one in the house, We just started letting you watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and you love it. Just a few minutes in the morning and it helps me get everything ready to go. The funny thing is you call it the "puppies" show. You wake up asking for puppies and point to [...]
Triggers
When I went through my divorce 6 (6!) years ago, I fully dealt with it. I can say that I look back now and I just don't know that person. I don't know that wife, that person who signed divorce papers, the person that cried a lot of tears and went through a lot of [...]
Letting Go of A Friend
Last July I made a very tough decision and cut a dear friend out of my life. A friend that had been my best friend since we were 14. We knew everything about one another, we told one another every secret, we grew up together, we watched one another go through some tough times, we [...]
My Sister.
There are those people who go on and on about their sisters and how they grew up being best friends, telling one another everything. Then there is the story of me and my sister. We did not grow up being best friends nor did we tell each other secrets late into the night. I had [...]
Dear Me, Two Years from Now
Dear Me, two years from now, You wrote a similar letter, two years ago, to yourself and you certainly didn't regret it so here we go again. It doesn't seem like two years goes that quickly but it truly does. This letter proves to be more difficult than the last because you are rather content [...]
Through My Mistakes 