There are so many stories. My story, your story, the bits and pieces of each that overlap in some sort of truth. Stories are told from our own perspective and stories can change because people change. I think what is the hardest part in divorce is seeing someone change in ways that they don't fit …
Single Mom
Tumbled Polished Beauty
I spent some time walking along the waters edge today, feeling the sand squish between my toes and pull away with the tide. Connecting with the ocean, however brief it may be, always has me curling up inside like a snail in her shell, wanting to be alone and quiet. I am always scanning the beach …
How to sleep with an elbow in your ear
AKA: sleeping with you kid while home for the holidays. We have been home at mom's for 5 days and I have had to develop some strategies to deal with the teeth grinding, double leg covers kick off, the infamous "star" shape in the middle of the bed, and, as demonstrated above, the horizontal …
Monsters don’t like pink
Mina called from her dad's today to talk about monsters. It seems that after 2 years, they have decided to come in and take up residence by her bedroom door at night. Her father is back from Turkey for a short time, so she has been spending an extended period of time there this week. Apparently, …
Life Lessons for my Little
Learning how to say how you feel and explain it in a way others can understand is hard. It is a lesson Mina is learning this week. Her dad is coming back soon after about 5 weeks in Turkey and the proposed visitation schedule is not what Mina had anticipated. At first, I wanted to take her thoughts …