Tag: milestones

Finding Forty – It Isn’t All Wrinkle Creams and Hair Dye

Today is my birthday. And like on most birthdays I sit and reflect on my previous year and contemplate the year before. Folks may...

That Tattooed Mom

  I got my first tattoo when I turned 18. I had wanted one ever since I was 16, but in keeping with my mother's rules,...

Kindergarten Tears…and Smiles

Kindergarten is a word that stirs many emotions in a parent’s heart. Even if your child has previously been in full-time daycare or preschool, it’s...

I Am “That Mom.” And You Are, Too.

More than six years ago, I dropped my son off in his infant classroom for his very first day.  As a first-time mom and an...

If I’m Blubbering, It’s Because It’s Happening

My son, my oldest, starts kindergarten in a little less than a month. It’s happening. His elementary school puts on a musical in the spring....