How to win friends and influence people

It’s not always how you might imagine. I think cupcakes are very effective. But not as effective as sharing stories of failure. Admitting we don’t have it altogether and that some days motherhood makes us feel just plain inadequate on every level.  Showing...
How the story ends

How the story ends

My mom used to take us out of school to go and see movies she considered important. That’s how I saw White Nights and the Back To The Future series. We would immerse ourselves in the stories and talk for hours afterwards about the characters, their choices, and...
At Home in the Inbetween

At Home in the Inbetween

My Grandma turns 98 today. Ninety-Eight! That’s just two years shy of a century, people! And she still turns up at all family events wearing a suit, pantyhose, meticulous makeup and accessories, and heels. She remembers all her grandkids and greatgrandkids by...