Raising twins and staying sober 24 hours at a time.
It's November! That magical month where people magically become softer, kinder, gentler, and more vocally grateful! I love seeing gratitude. I love hearing folks proclaim their gratitude. Now, I am not good at much, but gratitude and thankfulness? THAT'S MY JAM. If you know me at all then you know not a day, hell, …
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Some days I am so steeled against the world, it's a wonder I even feel the rain on my face. Other days, like today, I am cracked right open. So raw and vulnerable that I may not function as a human being but rather just a ball of electric feelings so exposed to the elements …
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BUT I DIDN'T. Don't call the authorities on me. I am a lover, not a fighter. I mean thank gods for that impulse control we can harness, amiright? OH THIS GIRL. Here's the scene. The girl (3 or maybe 4 years old) is at the train table, you know train tracks and about 20 different …
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