Brooke WilderThe Phrases that Will Tank a MarriagePicture that kid-free Friday night out. You are out with your closest-knit of people, your spouse included and you are all having a good…Feb 9Feb 9
Brooke WilderIVF- Red Light Green LightIVF (In vitro fertilization) is a game of Red Light Green Light. The classic childhood schoolyard game of hurry up, pause, hurry up, stop…Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
Brooke WilderWhy I am Starting to Collect Banned Books, starting with The Secret Life of Bees.Banned books have been on my heart lately. They are in the media and a hot topic that actually causes the book to gain more attraction…May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Brooke WilderI think I could be a surrogate!?My middle daughter is a critter whisperer. She has kept and cared for all kinds of little souls. She has rescued rabbits back to life. She…May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
Brooke WilderAn American Dirt ReviewI think I made it maybe 30 pages and realized how the irony of the photo left me disappointed in myself. It was pure freedom that I took…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Brooke WilderThe First Twenty, Leaning In and Loving a Daughter WellYou will not, do not see it coming. It’s not a transition, it’s a revelation. The bloom. The firstborn becomes an independent force, full…Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
Brooke WilderThanksgiving with Piggy PuddingFamily dynamics can shift, if you read that fast you can also drop the f in the last work and that works too. I kid, I kid. You just don’t…Dec 5, 2021Dec 5, 2021
Brooke WilderThe Bread Box that only Grows MoldThere is always a story around inanimate objects. It’s the mother’s ring that was grandmas or your brother’s baseball or your daughter’s…Nov 24, 2021Nov 24, 2021
Brooke WilderMy Review of MAIDI have the mother. The line from episode 10 when Paula says “can’t you just be happy for me”; I have heard my entire adult life. The mother…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Brooke WilderTitmouse Talk and Other Phrases that Get Me into TroubleI talk a lot of shit. I get going, I shoot the breeze. I have a drink, I stir up the smack talk. I’m around people, I fill the space with…Oct 16, 2021Oct 16, 2021