Her loud, clear voice cut through the din of children’s babble and parent conversation around us.
I stood near the edge of the large rectangular...
My son is a lot of things – kind, smart, funny. Notice that athletic didn’t make the list.
He doesn’t even fall in the “sports...
I was going to write about my anxiety and a recent bout with depression due to stress and overwork.
I was going to write about...
Last year, my son went to kindergarten. This year, he is in first grade. And he just looks different. Sure he has grown taller...
Single parenting is not for the faint of heart.
No wonder there is a National Single Parent’s Day. While I am currently in the midst...
I am writing this from a makeshift greenroom as my son shoots a commercial for a local news station. I am literally pacing between...
Summer is here, and our thoughts and expectations go to what we long for summers to be:
Sips of tea on a hot day—
Sitting by...
Summer is here and I must make a confession.
I hate summer.
As a former teacher, it might be blasphemy, but I really do hate summertime....
It's 7:06 a.m. and the house is quiet. I have 9 hours until the bus returns to drop her back off.
As often as I...
There is something about the start of a New Year that always feels like a clean slate.
The calendar moves forward, and we feel like...
In + Around Richmond
Being a Millennial Mom in 2019: What it’s Actually Like
“I wouldn’t want to raise a kid today.”
That’s what you’ll hear from most adults over the age of 50. As a 33-year-old “Millennial Mom”...
