And I am now reminded with each breathe I take. — I never knew breathing was a privilege. I never truly gave breathing much thought outside of a strenuous workout or when I cry too hard and can’t catch my breath. I never thought that during a regular errand that the right to air, the right to allow my lungs to…

And he now aspires to be Dr. Dolittle — My extroverted son is slowly suffocating during this Covid-19 lockdown. To say he misses his social life would be an understatement. I am worried about the impact this is having on his emotional well being. And to be honest, I have no idea what to do about it. We are…

The unintended companions of motherhood — To my former friends Comparison & Insecurity: I want to inform you that you are officially uninvited to my life. You see, before I had children, I had so many ideas of what it would be like to be pregnant and to be a parent. To watch my children grow…

Or just traumatize them with pepper — Being a parent is hard. I am stating nothing new, I know. Being a parent during the current Global Pandemic has added a few additional challenges. Being a parent to a preschooler during a Global Pandemic who doesn’t quite grasp why they suddenly cannot go to the park or see…

I hate sharing my food with my kids, but the idea of not sharing it breaks my heart. — Do you want to know what I miss? Like really miss? Strawberries. I know it sounds weird. And no, I do not have an allergy and I am not on some special diet where I can no longer have them. I miss them because I NEVER get them. Oh, I…

How my Pinterest fail led me to hunting gnats during shelter in place — Greetings from the depths of “Shelter in Place,” aka “SIP”, aka Quarantine, aka the Pit of Despair, aka I am stuck at home with my 2 children under the age of 4 and I don’t know how much sanity I have left. We are on week 6+ here. And today…