Today, my hips did not hurt. I went to a 4th of July BBQ. I frolicked with my kids. I tried a zip line swing. But I still heard the bone-on-bone cracking when I got […]
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10 Unhelpful Ways Liberals React to My Recent Story of Racism (Your BLM Signs, in Metropolitan areas, Are Cute)
A handful of days ago, I wrote a blog post chronicling my run-in with racism in a small, rural town on Lake Superior in Wisconsin. My main takeaway was the posts’ eponymous title: You keep […]
Meeting Online Mom Group Friends IRL is Painful
There comes a point in every mom’s life when she’ll discover online mom groups and become transfixed. I did. About three years ago, I found a local mom group tied to a high end children’s […]
ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING BADLY (TRUE SENTENCE NO. 7.2)
I recently stumbled upon a blog post (that I can no longer find) about how anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. And a Google search earlier today led me to this G.K. Chesterton quote: […]
What do you have on tap?
I’ve asked that question once in the past 3 years. Sometimes, asking the barkeep, “What do you have on tap?” is good for the soul. At least once a month, I’m going to create an […]
When 19 Months Doesn’t Feel Like 2 Years (And the 5 Truest Sentences I Know This Evening)
My son Henry, my youngest child, cannot be ignored. He seduces you easily, with his grins and giggles. I think it’s more about grasping (desperately) for attention than being naturally good-natured. He is malleable. He […]