Just So We’re Clear on the R Word
So mostly I'm funny. But every once in awhile, I have to be serious about something that feels too big not to mention and isn't funny at all. Like this. There is a lot of talk about rape in my air...
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Love is Love
Last Election Day, I wrote a post about marriage equality. It was a big deal to me, especially because the Maine legislature had already voted in favor of same sex marriage in 2009 before a ballot...
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For Boston
So, Boston. I've been keeping quiet, not watching the news, turning down the radio – basically burying my head in the sand over Boston. I claim Boston as my own the same way many of us do. I arrived...
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Come on, Mamas
My sister is working on this project. This project to help us mamas celebrate ourselves. She is trying to put together this slide show with pictures of mamas with a quote saying what they've learned...
View ArticleThe Reasons I’m Not Writing
Because work feels crazy. Because I have carpal tunnel in both wrists. Because there is always someone who is hungry, or thirsty, or wanting something from me. Because would rather watch TV. Because I...
View ArticleDon’t Open Pandora’s Box…And Other Dont’s
As previously discussed, this week T begins kindergarten. I am preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. And I am learning A LOT about what not to do with our last days together. For example…...
View ArticleWhat I Have Already Learned From Kindergarten
Kindergarten is a big milestone for T, yes. That I was expecting. What I wasn't expecting was for it – already, on the very first day – to be a big milestone for me as well. I have been agonizing...
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When You Think They Aren’t Listening
Oh look, I still have a blog. Imagine that! Over the past year while I wasn't writing I had another baby. (Yes, an entirely new human.) And my mom was diagnosed with cancer. (She is now cancer-free,...
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The House That Built Me
My parents are selling their house – my childhood home – after 40+ years of living there. My dad purchased what was then a cottage on Goose Rocks Beach in the mid-70's from an estate attorney. The...
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I’m Not Ready
My biggest little girl is starting kindergarten this week. All summer, people have been asking if we're ready, and all summer we have answered the same way. A says "I'm so excited!", and I say "She's...
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