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I am not going to whine by saying, “People were mean to me in high school.”  High school was and is weird.  When one enters adolescence,...

Brandon's House As I type this, Sophia, my 13 year-old, sits working with her tutor on Algebra II.  Antonia, my 11 year-old, is ...

I was questioning everything I did like it was my first day on the planet.  Everything was wrong, even my attitude. Then I got a messa...

My birthday has always been my favorite day of the year.  Even if the day did not turn out as planned or expected, I would still walk ar...

After spending the afternoon hanging out with friends, Sophia , my 13 year old, walked through the front door, held up her smartphone an...

In the fall, my younger daughter will be attending the local middle school--the same school my older daughter has attended for the past ...

This morning, Sophia emerged from her room wearing new clothes her dad bought her over the weekend.  Her outfit was cute: short denim cuto...

The haste of Sunday evening was upon us.  The girls were home a night early because their dad had an early flight the next morning.  I...

"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." --A., softball player Two years ago, my younger d...