Let's head to the mountains children! We shall frolic in the snow thither and yon! Lo what joy the clean mountain air and pristine views shall bring! What unity of spirit will prevail as we swish down majestic mountain passes, creating memories that last a lifetime! Fetch your ski gear and some warm clothing and we will be off to commune with chilly mother nature ... Read More
Moms: You Can Take a Break!
Awkward folks, it has been too long now since I have posted. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I have been studying for the bar exam. I took it last Tuesday and Wednesday and it is...well...done. My mother told me to keep my mouth shut unless I had something nice to say and DONE is the only nice thing one can say about a two-day, twelve-hour test. I have passed the bar exam ... Read More
To My Girls: Here is What You’ll Be When You Grow Up
My girls, When you were very young, without meaning any harm, the world told you a big, relentless lie. I am positive that sometime in your preschool years, a kindly adult knelt down and asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “Oh,” you thought subconsciously, “I thought I was already me!” Nonetheless, you gave the right answer because you knew that ... Read More
In Praise of Second Moms
I have birthed two daughters but if someone asked me how many daughters I love, I'd say six. The other four never lived inside my body but they are somehow mine, nonetheless. They're not mine in the way they belong to their actual mothers -- the ones who carried them and fed them, the ones who made household rules for them to follow and passed on their beautiful ... Read More
Schedule Change
Hey Awkward Crew! Happy Martin Luther King Jr. day! I am effecting a scheduling change for the next month and a half because I am studying intensely for a professional licensure exam at the moment. I am only going to be writing every other week instead of every week. Having kids who expect you to feed them and take them to lessons while studying eight hours a day is no ... Read More
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