An open letter to my working mother’s guilt

January 13, 2010

You, sir, are a liar and a thief. You lie about the quality of my mothering and you steal the joy of time spent with my children by making me worry about the time we spend apart. You are self important and self involved. You trick me into thinking that I can control the well [...]

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A wild generosity

January 12, 2010

At six every single morning my two-year-old wakes up, calls for me and expects a transfer to my bed stopping only to pick up a bottle of milk warmed to his exacting standards along the way. Then we pretzel. And I dread the moment my alarm will go off. It’s tender beneath the covers in [...]

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The #ponyup challenge

January 5, 2010

UPDATED 1/7/2010: Yesterday we pony-ed up big time. Art credit: Jan Spangler, illustrator extraordinaire. Something remarkable happens when women come together to support each other. Sparks fly as spurs connect and boots walk boldly right up to the problem that needs to be shared, dissected, solved, or soothed. There is joy in the camaraderie even [...]

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Is there life after "No"? (part 4) Alternately titled, "Joy comes in the morning"

January 3, 2010

After nearly a year in Michigan we traveled home to South Africa for a visit. We were nervous about how it would go. There was still lingering post traumatic stress from our roller coaster lows while living there. You can read about them in part 1, part 2 and part 3 of the story. But [...]

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