Tag: milestones

This is what I know now: sixty is not for the faint of heart. I didn’t ease into it. I arrived here after years of...

I turned 50 this summer. To those kind folks who say, “You don’t look it!” I say, “Thank you! I owe it to my...

Soon, my son will be entering kindergarten for the very first time. On the surface, it looks like an ordinary milestone, just another “first...

As a mom, therapist, and chronic overthinker, I spend a lot of time reflecting on motherhood. And as I reflect, I continue to come...

Moms always mean well (duh!), but sometimes, even with the best intentions in the world, we end up enabling some bad habits. Sound familiar? As...

There is nothing like the end of a school year to make you realize how fleeting time really is. Every June, like clockwork, I...

Motherhood is a symphony of love, chaos, and change. From the moment we hold our babies for the first time, we begin a journey...

Since most of us are moms, we are of a certain age—an age where we morph into what our parents used to say and...

There is nothing quite as magical as a childhood summer. Only this summer I will wish the long days would shorten and bedtimes would...

Never in a million years did I think I would have a daughter with a rare genetic condition and special needs. Even though getting...