Tag: friendship

I used to think motherhood, for me, came with a quiet disadvantage. Not the obvious ones. Not the sleep deprivation or the endless logistics or...

Why don’t I see what my friends see in me? A friend of mine once commented, “You are so patient.”  “Patient?” I laughed. “No, I’m not...

Lately, my daughter has been speaking a lot about one kid in her class. It’s nothing bad, just news and how she worries about...

Feeling a sense of real emotional connections with other women has been crucial to my adult survival as a mom, wife, and woman trying...

We actually did it. If you’re a mom, you know that a girls’ trip requires strategic planning. Between the five of us, we have...

I realized recently that I don’t actually know my sister’s birth story. I know a highlight or two. A complication that was mentioned in passing....

For a long time, I thought kindness was the most important thing I could teach my kids about friendships. And it is important, but it...

One of the best parts of contributing to Westchester County Mom is connecting local families with real, meaningful parenting resources, because no one has...

A year has gone by, and it isn't any easier. Through thick and thin, or so I thought! Even now, I find it difficult...

No invitation, no new shoes, and no complaints. The wedding invitation I didn’t receive might have been the plot twist my calendar was hoping...