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The mother was dressed in clean clothes and had taken a shower and applied deoderant. This was one of her better-smelling days. She had...

There are always threats that you fear will harm your kids- and as they age, the threats go from the purely physical kind to the physical...

Between my 39th and 40th birthdays, I abstained from alcohol. I realized how much I’d been using it to try to dull anxiety in charged...

Last night we had no clean, dry bath towels, so I gave my kids beach towels to use after their showers. I had a twinge of, “Oh, my God,...

Yes, I am referring to “Thriller,” the 1983 Michael Jackson thirteen-minute music video where zombies and werewolves stalk a young woman...

I sent an email out to the 30 (THIRTY!!!!) friends and family members who read some or all of my book and helped me rework it and...

My seven-year-old keeps telling me that it was a mistake to have my surgery. Yesterday she told me that I'm "TOO OLD TO BE A MOM NOW, YOU...

So, the other day, I took my children to the beach as we often do. When we moved to Northern California, we committed to taking advantage...

Last night, my ten year-old and I watched an enriching documentary full of experts in the field, analysis of the data on the topic, and...