Category Archives: Writing

Our Choices Are Everything

Posted on November 5, 2018 by mama one to three

My nine-year-old son was talking a mile a minute when he walked off the bus the other day. Animated, fidgety, he had stories from his day to share; but mostly he wanted to talk about choices in life. He is … Continue reading →

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Just Calm Down. Sometimes Don’t.

Posted on November 8, 2016 by mama one to three

My husband made the mistake of telling me to calm down last week. After an hour of my asking the girls to help clean up, the younger one was lying on her back on the floor, and the older one … Continue reading →

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How to Make Coffee (and Better Choices)

Posted on September 9, 2016 by mama one to three

Become addicted to The Tunnel on PBS (optional: pay handsomely per episode because you erased all the episodes you recorded). Start watching as soon as your husband* goes to bed, tell yourself you won’t be tired, and make sure you … Continue reading →

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Unwelcome Journey

Posted on February 25, 2016 by mama one to three

Mid-morning I began to experience the beginning of a panic attack at my computer. A second cup of coffee may have been the cause, or the aftermath of a week with three kids at an amusement park. Or nothing at … Continue reading →

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What Was Really Done This Break

Posted on January 4, 2016 by mama one to three

Tomorrow is back to school after a long holiday break. And about one hour before bedtime tonight, one of the girls found her homework, meant to have been easily done one page a day over the break. I, of course, … Continue reading →

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On Fear, Love, Family, and Speaking Out: a Review of GIRL IN GLASS

Posted on August 22, 2015 by mama one to three

This summer after I read the beautiful memoir, Girl in Glass: How my “Distressed Baby” Defied the Odds, Shamed a CEO, and Taught Me the Essence of Love, Heartbreak, and Miracles (Bloomsbury), I had the opportunity to ask its author, Deanna … Continue reading →

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Overcome

Posted on August 13, 2014 by mama one to three

(The following in italics is from a memoir project.) I sit in the kids’ room as they sleep and I think that a bottle of pills and a glass of wine might do the trick. I have plenty of both. … Continue reading →

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This Is Childhood Review (and Giveaway!)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by mama one to three

It is clear from reading This Is Childhood Book and Journal (Edited by Marcelle Soviero and Randi Olin of Brain, Child Magazine) that each age, from one year to ten years, brings startling changes for both mother and child. These thoughtful essays capture … Continue reading →

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Missing Preschool

Posted on June 6, 2014 by mama one to three

These are the last days of preschool for us, and I’ve resisted writing about them, embedding them with meaning and sentiment with which I am not sure I am in touch. And then today I took my oldest daughter back … Continue reading →

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Putzel Is a New York Story With a Human Side

Posted on April 9, 2014 by mama one to three

My husband walked in from work when I was about ten minutes into the award-winning film Putzel, this evening. I had purchased it on iTunes as it was released April 8th world-wide, and I was watching on the laptop in the living … Continue reading →

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