Tag: boundaries
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I Want To Do It All!
“Why don’t you just go to bed?” My husband was being kind, but I bristled. My little sister had just come into town–she hadn’t been to my home in many years, and I wanted to talk to her. She arrived late, and it had been a long day of work and supporting our favorite soccer […]
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Don’t Fence Me In!
Nolan, a month shy of his first birthday, is a constant motion machine. I’d nickname him Houdini for his ability to get out of situations and disappear quickly, but I fear the name would incite him to further acts of toddler bravery. We were getting ready to host a gathering for friends of my daughter. […]
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Who Knows Your Truth?
I talk to cars. I’m neither a car whisperer nor a complete fruitcake. But it’s become a habit that can be equally annoying or, in some skewed way, endearing. When I’m driving, I have conversations out loud with the vehicles that are on the road. I let them know what I think of their driving […]
Tip of My Iceberg 