The complex dynamic of the sister-sister relationship is one that fascinates me. I come from a family of two girls. I know first hand that your sister has the potential to be a closely valued friend….eventually. But growing up, we were not immune to the suburban-survival of the fittest epidemic otherwise known as sibling rivalry. [...]
One thing I love about writing is that it opens up a door for sharing things that I would feel awkward saying…you know, all the icky love stuff. So when I stumbled across the Father’s Day writing prompt “What’s the most important thing your Dad taught you?” on Babble.com, I figured it was a chance [...]
Last week, Emily’s post The Last Time gave us a chance to reflect upon beginnings and endings. Lately I have been in a different place…a less poignant, more ambiguous place…the time in-between. You’re not quite here, but you’re not quite there… I am not very graceful during times of transition. I like to be in [...]
I am never doing it again. And this time, I mean it. Seriously. By “IT” I mean children’s birthday parties. You know, that well-intentioned, heartfelt celebration of your child’s life that – somewhere between Party City and Costco – seems to take on a life of its own, snowballing into a frightening combination of Toddlers [...]
Dear Emma, It is the night before your 5th birthday and I just went in to check on you before going to bed. You were in your usual sleep position: three night lights on, arms thrown over head, piles of books strewn between the twisted sheet. I gingerly remove the reading headlamp that has now [...]
Hi, my name is Jessie and I am not the mother of brothers, but of two sisters: Emma, almost 5 (in 9 days, but who’s counting) and Phoebe, 21 months. I am lucky enough to have met the talented, hilarious Wonder Woman named Emily a few years back as a student in a writing class [...]
