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Author’s Note: We’ve all got our stories. There are the polite small talk stories that we exchange with our work colleagues and parents at school drop-off. There are the sound bite stories that we post to Facebook. There are the made-up stories that we sometimes tell ourselves, the half-truth stories…

“Nothing about parenthood (or life for that matter) is perfect, but truthfully, I wouldn’t want things to be perfect because the messy and complicated imperfect is so much more fun.” I’m writing over at the world-famous (like best-selling author famous!) Scary Mommy website today about letting go of expectations and…

For all intents and purposes, the summer is over. Technically, there may be another month until the arrival of fall, but since tomorrow is THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, summer for our family is no more. Tomorrow we will begin the clumsy transition process from a comfortable routine to a…

Sometimes I just don’t notice. I don’t notice all the good, all the simple joys, all the smiles. Some days, the complaints roll more quickly off my tongue than the praise. The day’s outtakes play back, instead of the day’s highlight reel. All that isn’t is easier for me to…

I am not a patient person. When I decide that I want something, I want it on my terms and on my timetable. I am a proactive, go-getter of sorts so when I set my mind to something, I expect to put in the work and then get the results.…