Dear Son, You are a man now, yes. But I am still your mother. And as you well know, I will always have something to say. Because I love you. As you venture off into your bold journey through life, remember to savor the love you sow, wherever you go. And you do indeed sow love, I’ve seen […]
Archives for February 2017
Navigating Otherhood
When I graduated college, I married my husband and we had children right away. I’ve been a mother half my life (and of course I’ll never stop being one) but now my kids are grown up, and they just don’t need me as much. I’m at the beginning of my “next phase” in life, and it’s a […]
The Lady in the School Office
She’s behind her big counter, which is really her desk, and you say hello. Pleasant and polite she is, despite the hectic craziness and the hustle and bustle of a morning inside a school office. Children asking questions, dropping off notes. Someone forgot his lunch, another, her homework. One is crying, and another one has a stomachache, but […]