There sat the beautiful sparkly shoes I was going to wear all evening in the pile of treasures I had brought to set up for our ballroom dinner. I looked down at my feet mortified! I hadn't realized I had forgotten to change my shoes just before the dinner. We had rented an elegant ballroom with … [Read more...] about Cinderella And The Dirty Slippers
Monster Mother-In-Law or Fairy Godmother.
Are you a kind and sweet mother-in-law or are you a jealous mom who is out to prove that you are the better choice? I have a son who makes me number one in his life; I bet you wished you were in my shoes, but read on, it's not what you think... It's been a good month: I was offered the Presidency … [Read more...] about Monster Mother-In-Law or Fairy Godmother.
Mothers and Messes
Mothers and Messes He came to me the other day Smiling brightly waving his page Look, Mommy, what I have done He bragged a bit and it was fun I set my book on the table And took the time to read his fable I looked at the paper and what did I see Scratches he wrote imperfectly I couldn't make … [Read more...] about Mothers and Messes
Uber Wife: Trying To Get Five Stars
Don't you love to crunch on a delicious piece of good gossip? Especially if it's about that person you secretly despise or envy? How many times have you sat sipping a cup of coffee at your kitchen table or local cafe and a friend is about to tell you the tidbit. You lean in... "You're never going … [Read more...] about Uber Wife: Trying To Get Five Stars
Being Real About Our Problems
I wish I had Cindy's life, she said. I sat shocked looking at her, how could anyone want my life. She was a single woman living on her own since her kids were grown. I thought she had it pretty good. She came and went as she pleased and had a quiet life. You want my life? I asked unsure if I heard … [Read more...] about Being Real About Our Problems
Trash the Daddy Movement.
My mother, Joan, was young when she became a single parent, just thirty-three years old. I was the second oldest in our family of four kids and ten years old at the time. Mom moved her children to Nova Scotia to be near her parents when she and my dad separated. We traveled the CN Rail for two days … [Read more...] about Trash the Daddy Movement.