I’ve already made peace with the extra ten pounds I possess and the fact that they afford me the ability to eat cake, so the proliferation of moms…
My eight-year-old son Lucas began nagging us about buying fireworks the second he realized the 4th of July was imminent. So… in May. My husband and I told him again and again that…
Dear Lucas, You are only eight years old, so you don’t yet have the life experience to understand the impact of your words, oh, those scathing, mocking words you…
I’m thrilled to have Stacia of Dried-on Milk here guest-posting at Abandoning Pretense! In today’s post, she vividly reminds me why I have a dog, and not a…
Have you ever put together 25 goody-bags for your kid’s birthday party? It totally sucks, right? What about thank-you cards? Have you ever had to sit with your…
Today we went to cut my son Lucas’ hair for the first time in a year. He’s been sporting long, shiny locks that garner compliments from everyone from…