Tag: parenting

  • Mid-Life Fantasies (& Stop Signs)

    Today, I caught myself in what must be a “mid-life” moment. It’s hard for me to accept that I’m old enough or pathetic enough to fit this stereotype, but there I was chauffeuring my kids around town, while daydreaming about my neighbor. The crazy thing is that I’m not particularly attracted to the guy; I’m…

  • The Motherhood Lobotomy

    by Kelly Salasin Circling the grocery store parking lot for the third time, I see a bumper sticker that sums it all up: “Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again? “ Though my husband threatened lobotomy for years, it wasn’t until the birth of our first child that I knew what…