When you are single, loneliness is inevitable. The fear of having nothing to do on a Saturday night is anxiety producing. I remember those days. I filled them with friends or work so I didn’t have to sit alone with my thoughts. On my wedding...
Author: Jill Winslow
With over three minutes left in my son’s basketball game, I walked out. For the better part of an hour, I had watched my child run up and down the court, pass the ball, throw up shots, and guard his opponent. I had also watched...
So I was watching reality television the other day and I realized what most people have already figured out. When couples meet through social experiments, their days are filled with exotic locations, five star accommodations, and romantic moments. Guess what’s always missing from the equation…KIDS!...
My husband and I were both new teachers when the Columbine shooting happened. At the time, the possibility of students entering a school with the intent to cause death had never occurred to me. Processing the information was difficult. It was almost like someone was...
I have a vivid Valentine’s Day memory from 2002. My husband and I had been married for five years and we had a two year old toddler and a newborn baby. My husband was working long hours as a teacher and coach while I stayed...
I’m going to keep it real. The past twenty four hours have not been my most favorite parenting ones. Moody is the flavor of the day and I’m not a fan. One gave me the silent treatment as I dropped him off somewhere because I...
I am in my fourth decade of life and I can still remember the details of my middle school experience. I was on the fringe. I didn’t have a strong friend group. I’ll be honest and say that I was probably not my best self....
When my babies were little, it felt like the days melted into one another and the clock seemed to be stuck. The diapers, feedings, crying (mostly me, sometimes them), teething, sleep issues, and constant reinforcement of rules was exhausting. I lived those days for so...