Monthly Archives: September 2014
The Same Team
Sometimes I forget that we are all on the same team. I send the people I love out into the world, worrying, fretting, assuming they’ll be stomped on, pushed aside, teased, tortured. I send myself out into that same world, … Continue reading
In front of you
Did you see the people in front of you today? Really see them? Tonight, following an afternoon of watching Doc McStuffins and playing pick-up football, after emptying backpacks of worksheets and lunchboxes of uneaten teddy grahams, after a dinner of … Continue reading
On decisions & perfection
Sometimes, I just don’t know what to do. Daily, I’m presented with decisions—decisions that confound me. Should I let Ellie “cry it out” as she screams, or should I comfort her? Should I correct Sophie every time she says “baby” … Continue reading