The other day in the grocery store, my 10-year-old daughter looked up at me with a steady stare and asked, “Mom, could you please wear some makeup next time?” I looked up at the reflective ceiling, angling for a better glimpse of myself, and answered her: “Really? But we’re just buying chicken.” I admit that […]
Being in Texas during the worst outbreak of West Nile virus in the state’s history has me living in fear for my children’s safety. I know the odds of anyone in my family contracting West Nile virus from infected mosquitoes are slim. Health officials say that as many as 80 percent of people who contract West […]
My child is afraid of the police, and this terrifies me. I don’t know how this phobia came about with my 10-year-old daughter. Perhaps it is because she is my third child, and she picks up on a lot of talk from her teenage brothers. Perhaps it is because I went back to working full-time […]
Moving my eldest son to college last August was one of the toughest things I’ve ever done as a mom. And I don’t need experts to confirm that point. I thought a part of me was being ripped from my chest. I could barely walk those last few feet to the car as we prepared […]
This fall marks the 10-year anniversary of a monthly book club that I’ve taken part in with a dozen women in my Texas hometown. We often arrive in outlandish costumes—to reflect book characters—and dine and dish on our latest monthly reads in an atmosphere of revelry, lightheartedness and fun. Aside from dissecting the literary aspects […]