JoyJun 4, 20203 minRacism Is a Secret I Did Not Mean to Keep I have been wondering how to talk with my children about George Floyd and the global demonstrations demanding justice. Usually when somet...
JoyMay 23, 20206 minWine and Story Time: Graduation Saturday Night Social! Wine and Story Time 🍷 (In which I ...we? ... have a glass and visit times of yore) In this episode: I Did Not Gra...
JoyMay 21, 20204 minHighly Recommend: Self CompassionI always wanted to be the mom who had it together. But I’m the mom who’s working on it. I’m in it with my family. With myself. SelfCompassio
JoyMay 10, 20202 minMother's Day Sucks / Long Live Mother's DayThe morning my daughter was born, I sat in the hospital, while Joe ran to the deli for bagels, clutching this tiny person in my arms — th...
JoyApr 30, 20203 minI'LL ALLOW IT Right now I have one child who cannot get close enough and one child who cannot build a big enough barricade. The boy wants to sit on my ...
JoyApr 24, 20202 minWALL FOR THE WINLast night I did something I NEVER do. When Red announced he was hungry at 7:30pm (the time by which they are usually fed/bathed/snuggled...
JoyApr 19, 20201 minThis Is Hard On the way home from our walk, she asked me if I had to wear a mask outside during quarantine when I was little. No, honey. We didn’t hav...
JoyApr 17, 20203 minAMIDST THE CHAOSI finally got outside. I was sick with a fever and flu symptoms etc (couldn’t get a test so don’t ask) and didn’t leave my apartment for ...
JoyApr 8, 20202 minLET'S DIAGRAM IT I love the assignments coming home from our teachers. In keeping with my firm belief that my son's teacher is Mr Rogers incarnate, their ...
JoyMar 20, 20202 minFEELS FAMILIAROn Monday (approx one million years ago) I woke up scared and overwhelmed. How will we do this? I took a minute alone before I started th...
JoyMar 16, 20201 minAND SO IT BEGINSWhat I hope my kids remember about living through this crazy time is that we did it together. Not AT each other or around each other. But...
