By Jennifer Savage. A few days ago Lucille announced that she was giving up potty talk.
Growing Up
By Karen Peterson. My 13-year-old walked up next to me and compared her height to mine with her hand to show she was now taller than me.
Hoop Dreams
By Cecilia Garcia-Velez. I cannot and will not be that mother that forces a sport onto a child.
Detour
By Galit Breen. I sit snuggled between so many pieces of my heart; bare to the world but bungee corded to me.
Dear Monkey Bars
By Holly Collingwood. Playgrounds are so fun, until my kids discover you.
Working the Crowd
By Kathy Glow. My dreams of having at least one future David Beckham in the house were quickly dashed.
Spartan Headwall
By Jennifer Savage. Eliza seems to have moved on, forgiven me for serious lack of good parenting.
My Tiny Dancer
By Jessica Malouf. Our culture, for whatever reason, doesn’t favor boys in classical dance.
It’s Not About the Hair Dye
By Stacey Conner. The minute we mark our choices as right by marking other choices as wrong, we lose the power of choice.
This
I am thankful for my cancer. I am thankful for the opportunity it gave me to grow, evolve and change.