Our Share Of Scars
My phone stayed in the car when I went in to pick up one of my two kids from daycare. In the meantime, a message popped up. I checked it...
Megan Torgerson
Check On Her
We all saw it, but none of us were sure what to do about it. We could see the signs: pulling away, increasingly erratic behavior, paranoia. But we didn’t know...
Talk About It
One woman came to me after the meeting ended. “Can I talk to you about something privately?” she asked, checking to make sure no one overheard. She told me about...
The Truth About Teeth
Tell me the truth: did you ever think about how and when your kid would lose her teeth? Did you ever have any sense of what it might be like...
Everything I Need To Know About Supporting Women I Learned From Pageants
I sat down at my appointed table backstage. After a full day of work, it was time to get ready for the stage. Surrounded by high heels, cans of...
Fireworks: How About No?
Growing up in very rural Minnesota, the Fourth of July felt like magic. Because we lived much further north, the sunset almost obscenely late. We got to stay up until...
Huggy, Mommy
A lot of my mom friends talk about being “touched out”. It comes especially during those earliest years when your baby cannot physically separate from you. All the nursing, all...
A Nook Of One’s Own
It started with a home improvement project, which is weird because I’m very much not into that. Our home office was a dingy old desk I’d had since I was...
Socks Stink
I saw indicators early in my little girl’s life. During her second winter, the first one where she could walk through the snow, she had to stop frequently to dust...
The Average Mom’s Guide To Dot Journaling, Part 2
The last time we talked, I explained to you that I explored dot journaling last fall as a way to keep the many moving pieces of my life together. I...
The Average Mom’s Guide To Dot Journaling, Part 1
I’m not much for New Years Resolutions. I’ve only made, much less kept, one resolution in my entire life. I resolved to become a mom, but I didn’t know I...
When You’re Rocking Your Baby
If you are one of those mamas feeling fully touched-out, whose arm permanently and painfully locks into a 90 degree angle at the elbow, whose hips ache from the constant...
Love Them Where They’re At
By the time the frost starts to descend, I should no longer have to worry about shaving. In fact, I probably need that extra insulation to get through the impending...
The Grain of Rice in a Cheerio
“Do you know what we’re looking for, here?” the doctor asked me kindly. “…a baby?” I ventured, so nervous that my usual smart mouth had no filter. He grinned gamely,...
