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“A Mother’s 17-Year-Old Secret” in Brain, Child Magazine
Parenting your teen inevitably stirs up a lot of memories of your own teen years. As you stare in awe at your 15-year-old driving a car for the first time, it can feel like yesterday that you first...
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The Aging Process— My New Mountain to Climb
My friend Dina and me hiking Pikes Peak “Show it who’s boss. No pain, no gain. Muscle through it. Just do It. Quitters never win” are some of the many messages that the majority of type-A, driven,...
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College Drop-off Year Two: Still Learning How to Say Goodbye
I kept it together this time. I really did. Soph and I busied ourselves with the typical back to college activities like combing every isle of Target and Whole Foods. We added some drama to the mix by...
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THE RISE AND FALL OF MY SKIP STEP
Back in the days of my skip step Maybe it is because my daughter just turned 20; maybe it is because my second child is a senior in high school and we are knee deep in college applications and college...
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Lingering More, Panicking Less—My True Test for the Next Three Weeks
Tis the season, for me anyway. I find fall to be, by far, the most transformative season: back to school, bracing for the MN winter, celebrating the high holidays, loaded with symbols of starting anew,...
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The Start of Letting My Son Go
I had to let go. That firey feeling in my throat and heart like a bomb was about to explode in my chest told me I had to let go. Even though I hate letting go. Because I am really good at putting every...
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Not Yet 50, but Way Past 40-Something. What is 48 to Me?
There is a new trend in the blogging world. Blog posts and even books that mark moments or periods of time like, “This is Childhood,” “This is Adolescence,” and “This is (My) 39.” They make time stand...
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What Nobody Tells you about Your Child’s High School Senior Year
Although I already have been through senior year with one child, who is in her sophomore year in college, I think a bit of amnesia must have occurred (sort of like having a baby) as I find myself with...
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Spring Meltdowns and New Beginnings
My soon-to-be graduate Since late February when I had the honor of being a guest on Jordana Green’s radio show to tell my story as part of National Eating Disorders Week, I have been on a bit of a...
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Embracing My New Normal—A Half Full And Half Empty Nest
Is it normal that when I say goodbye, a huge chunk of myself leaves with you? Is it normal that I’m happy, thrilled, relieved, excited, depressed, sad, confused, conflicted, all at the same time? Is it...
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