Tag Archives: friendship

Highs and Lows

My daughter graduated from eighth grade last night. Walked across the stage in the high heels she insisted on wearing—did so without tripping, which was just one of her many accomplishments.
            She found out yesterday that she made the soccer team she was hoping to make, and that was another highlight as well.
            Tomorrow, though, […]

It does take a village

We women are the keepers of so many details. It is we who notice minutia like declining toilet paper inventory—seemingly inane details that would have significant consequences if ignored.
We keep our families running smoothly, or at least, well, running. But the most stressed moms I know are the ones who try to go it alone. […]