Category: Truth in Parenting
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Last spring, as we settled into a work-from-home, school-from-home, freak out-from-home routine, I often felt helpless. Helpless to stop the pandemic, helpless to keep my job afloat, helpless to keep my parents and in-laws safe…I knew how to hunker down; the 24 hour domestic family maintenance wasn’t hard. It was a lot like maternity leave,…
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This is Nibbles. He was lost yesterday, sometime between daycare and Nonna’s house, somewhere between backpacks and car seats and playrooms. I found him late at night, just in time to take bedtime from tears to tucks. And that’s about the only thing I managed to feel good about this week. I’m feeling defeated. I’m…
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Felix is a name that stems from Latin meaning "happy" or "lucky". It is also the name my oldest son has chosen for himself. We are so happy and lucky to be supported and surrounded by love; and to be the parents of the most stoic and hilarious straight-man kid you’ve ever met.
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Now that we can be social again, I get a lot of questions about my cancer. Some are kind, some are strange, most are simple enough—the basic how are you doing/feeling/coping. Once in awhile a query is profound. A very dear friend, with a talent for getting to the heart of the matter, especially when…
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You turn five tomorrow. Your arms and legs are thin and strong, your eyes are so round and large that in my dreams you often appear as an owl. A loud, slightly bossy owl. As every second born knows, you will be burdened with the story of being the baby, being the squawker, the pesky…
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We have the Adirondack chairs, we have the greenery…can we hang on to the peaceful feeling? Our trip to Kentucky’s Shaker Village was four satisfying days of gorgeous scenery, fresh air, birdsong and heavenly biscuits. How can just one day back to treatment (daily radiation) and work frazzle me so quickly?! Deep breaths I…
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“Everyone is different” says every oncology doctor. Recovery from surgery is no different than chemo in this regard. Ask a question, your doctor will give you the no answer answer. So, I don’t even know how I’m doing because there is no yard stick. How am I doing compared to last month when I…
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We went for a little walk around the block last night and Charlie said “I want to go to a restaurant or a cafeteria or maybe a bar”. We all do Charlie, we all do.
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Paulie is serving us pretzels and ginger ale in bed tonight because Charlie’s class is pretending to go to Israel this week and Charlie first freaked out about going on a plane without his family, and then once we explained, was totally bummed about not getting to experience flight. Paulie brought them to us on…
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I had enough energy today to make Sunday morning pancakes. They were very handy for explaining to the kids, and a bit to myself, why surgery day is a good thing.
girl at large 