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Yesterday, I drove from Washington, DC to Savannah, GA (after driving from MA to DC a few days earlier). It took about 10 hours, and I heard zero complaints or “Are we there…
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I am about to tuck and roll into my seventh Motherless Mother’s Day. The intense, cyclical crush of grief, longing, and loneliness is familiar and expected at this point, but, now, during the…
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What do Jessica Simpson and I have in common? It’s not the blonde hair. Pretty sure she was born with hers and I…wasn’t. It’s not our vocal prowess. That girl can seriously sing…
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I had such a great time chatting with Reading With Your Kids Podcast about my book, “When You Lived in My Belly“. We discussed pregnancy, the (intensely annoying) stork myth, and the second…
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My son lost his Dad on September 22, 2018. Last week, a kid at school made fun of him for it. They were working in a group in music class. Just four students…
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It’s mind-numbing to think about all the possibilities that are ushered in by a new decade, if my last one is any indication. In ten short years, I experienced both the best and…
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This holiday season, give your children the gift of learning the symptoms of PANDAS, a devastating illness that can affect any child diagnosed with strep throat.Imagine if your 8-year-old child stormed off the…
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During the past week alone, my son has twice woken up in the middle of the night, completely traumatized. He has vivid, horrific nightmares of his dad dying (he lost him in 2018,…
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I took an unconventional road to motherhood. The proverbial stork dropped you–a sweet, precocious, creative, smart, and stunning 8-year-old girl on my doorstep first. You rang my doorbell and smiled widely when I…
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Yes, this is how I greeted my children this morning. They have come to expect their mom/bonus mom in costume, with spooktacular treats prepared for breakfast. I do it all in my mom’s…
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Share a #FunFact about yourself below and you can win a copy of “When You Lived in My Belly”! I will choose the most intriguing (or outrageous) #FunFact and announce the winner Sunday…
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To give the big guy up or keep him under wraps, that is the question. My son came home today and informed me that a girl in his class told him Santa isn’t…
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Today was a typical Monday morning rush, trying to balance a dog who needed walking and a kid who needed to get to school (and, somehow, get myself ready, too)…until something extraordinary happened…
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