“Mommy, will you play with me?” My doe eyed daughter looks up at me as I frantically wash dishes in the sink. We are running late. We are always running late. She grabs my shirt, imploring me to sit with her. So I turn off the water and sink down to the hardwood floor…. [Read More]
Archives for October 2015
It’s Okay to Drink Wine Under the Covers
I am so excited to share that I was published on Scary Mommy last weekend for the first time, with an essay titled: It’s Okay to Drink Wine Under the Covers. Because, well, it is. Click here to read the article on Scary Mommy.
The Hardest Days
This essay was first published on Mamalode. Every muscle in my body is aching and the clock is moving painfully slow. My daughter is ripping apart the playroom despite my pleas to calm down. “Mommy, I can’t find my gold shoes!” she screams at me, with tears running down her small face. Five minutes… [Read More]