by Stephanie | May 8, 2019 | motherhood, parenting
I like to retrace my steps. I’m probably understating that; sometimes I become obsessed with retracing my steps. That time Mom and I met in the Black Hills and I got so lost on the way up the mountain in the dark. Where did I make the wrong turn? I ponder it...
by Stephanie | Apr 19, 2019 | family life, parenting
A few days ago, hundreds of thousands of Colorado students stayed home from school. In an unprecedented move, multiple districts shut down because of a threat in the area on the 20-year anniversary of the Columbine school shooting. It was jarring, disconcerting,...
by Stephanie | Mar 5, 2019 | parenting
I have a confession. I try so hard not to be a judgmental person, but I especially aim to not be a judgmental parent. And yet I have been judging a lot lately. In my defense, I think it’s because I’m scared, and there are few forces as powerful as a parent...
by Stephanie | Jan 10, 2019 | motherhood
I am angry today. A fellow mother writer (guys, I still refuse to use the diminishing, irritating, patronizing moniker “mommy blogger”), Christie Tate, wrote about why she won’t stop writing about motherhood and she is being slammed big time all across the internet....
by Stephanie | Dec 11, 2018 | family life, parenting
Humor me. I know you’re tired of hearing about it. The charming duet Buddy the Elf sang with his love interest in the department store locker room. The old classic that makes you want to pour an Old Fashioned and curl up on some uncomfortable vintage furniture....
by Stephanie | Sep 7, 2018 | family life, motherhood, parenting
My daughter started middle school three weeks ago and it’s certainly had its ups and downs . . . I knew it would be tricky but I really wasn’t prepared for quite how much it would trigger me. I mean, opening the locker alone was enough to make me...
