The loss of Robin Williams has laid me low. I feel like I’m grieving someone I knew, someone who meant something to me, and now he’s gone. It’s so final. There’s no lifting a giant remote and pressing “rewind” to go back in time and save that lovely, lovely man. My husband says that … [Read more...]
I Am Her Real Mom Too
Questions I get about my Korean daughter: “Do you know anything about her real mom?” “Do you think she’ll ever find her real mom?” “Are you her real mom?” (People often italicize this word in case I am a bit slow on the uptake and don’t catch their … [Read more...]
10 Thoughts on “The Fault in Our Stars”
1. The book is better than the movie. (As if anything else was possible.) 2. Hazel Grace and Augustus are stellar character names John Green had me at Hazel and Augustus. (Okay, so I’m a name freak.) I honestly think these honest, real-as-flesh-and-blood characters … [Read more...]
11 Things I’d Say If Heaven Had Visiting Hours on Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. It’s been way too long since you've been gone. Eight years, almost. Every time another year rolls by and the anniversary of your death comes up again, I can’t believe it. How can you have been gone this long? How have we managed without you? Isn’t it time … [Read more...]
The Hamster under the Bed: Stories of Kids’ Pets and the Moms who Love Them (Maybe not “Love” Them, but End up Caring for Them, Being Peed Upon by Them, and Spending Lots and Lots of $$$ on Them): Part 1
Becki and Teddy: A Love Story “Nathan wanted a hamster so badly, and after about a month of talking about it, we decided to get him one for his 10th birthday. I was more sold than my husband. His arguments were: a) They smell b) They’re up at night so the wheel would drive us all crazy … [Read more...]