Catty, rude, snide, gossip-y, cutting, emotionally manipulative, mean girls. When I had girls, I worried about the mean ones. I never once believed I would have a mean girl of my own. Like mother, like daughter right? I like to think I'm pretty nice. Yes, I occasionally bend my ear to an ... Read More about Day 15: Mean girls
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Day 5: Celebrate
"Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words." ~Plautus Tonight, we will celebrate friendship with authentic, homemade Korean food and good wine. But more than that, we will celebrate friendship with conversation. We'll tell stories and laugh and remember how words have the power to ... Read More about Day 5: Celebrate
Singing each other home
We saw them swaying on the dock, arms locked, mouths open in unison. As the boat pulled closer to the edge of the island, their voices floated across the water reaching our ears. Girls of all ages, t-shirt-clad and pony-tailed, sang us a welcome and a benediction. They sang my camp-bound daughters ... Read More about Singing each other home
A cheering season: when being a mom isn’t enough
My kid wanted to buy me a magnetic bumper sticker that said, "No money, No time, No life: My kid plays (insert your sport of choice)." He thought it was funny and also, absolutely true. My other kid wanted to buy me a magnet of a guinea pig with a lacrosse stick in its mouth, which I politely ... Read More about A cheering season: when being a mom isn’t enough
Adults behaving badly
When we moved to Switzerland four years ago, my kids hadn't reached the point where sports were an ordinary part of our lives. They reluctantly participated in whatever athletic endeavor struck my fancy when I received the local YMCA registration. Usually, my choices revolved around nap times and ... Read More about Adults behaving badly