My Son’s Apology
461 days of loving more, 32 days of loving more year 2 I guess you could say I am kind of a superstitious person. I always avoided cracks when I was a kid, you know, so I didn’t break my mother’s back. And um, okay, I can’t think of any other superstitions that I followed […]
Happy Days!
460 days of loving more, 30 days year two! Even though I don’t have a math degree and I am not a statistician, I can say with 100% certainty (or is it accuracy? whatever,) that the days I feel happy are the days that yelling less is easier. Like infinitely easier. The direct correlation is […]
Am I Good Enough?
458 days of loving more, 29 days of year two! Okay. Here’s the thing. There is no sugar coating ahead. I don’t sugar coat, it just isn’t how I roll (except of course if we are talking about sugar cookies, that is an entirely different story.) I want to write tonight. I need to write. […]
An Ode to the Moms I Will Never Be
Hi Orange Rhinos! Here is a piece I wrote last Mother’s Day that is now up on Huffington Post. I would love to say that I have made a lot of progress on this subject and that this year I don’t need to give myself the same gift I gave myself last Mother’s Day, but […]
The Mother I Am Becoming.
Dear Orange Rhinos, Tonight’s post is by Heather. She wrote this note to me a while back and I asked her if I could share it, not because of the complimentary message, but because of the truly inspirational message she shares. I hope you enjoy Heather’s “Orange Rhino Challenge” story as much as I did. […]
I Got Knocked Down.
19 days of yelling less Year 2, 448 days total Dearest Orange Rhinos, Oh how I wish I could write an upbeat post. I feel that the last ones have been downish and I don’t like to be all down. I think a mix of up and down is good, you know? But alas, this […]
And It (she?) Finally Broke.
18 days of loving more in year 2, 447 days total! February 6th ish I came into my house to a rancid smell. It literally smelled like an animal had died and was hiding underneath the family room. Awful doesn’t even begin to describe it. I immediately called my handyman who came right over. I […]
Baby Steps ARE Big Steps
13 days of loving more year two, 442 days running total Dear Orange Rhinos, This is another, pull up your chair, grab a cup of coffee, tea, or wine and a box of chocolates kind of post. Expect typos, lack of clarity and a boat load of enthusiasm. Actually now that I am writing, forget […]
This Has To Be Said
Dear Orange Rhinos, I feel like we should be having this conversation instead of you reading it. So let’s pretend. Here is a glass of wine and a cup of coffee (um both with chocolate, obviously, since this is a heart to heart); grab whichever you prefer. First off, a disclaimer. […]
Oh, Motherhood, Sometimes You Break My Heart
Originally posted April 17, 2013 when I was on Day 435 of not yelling Motherhood, motherhood, motherhood. You challenge me, you scare me, you delight me, you raise me, you please me, you displease me. Oh motherhood, you make me feel so many emotions. It is a rare a day goes by that I don’t […]