K is for Knowing Who to Call #AtoZChallenge

So my friend Jasmine got mad at me yesterday because she wasn't my J. Even though I said in the beginning that I wasn't going to do family or friends because I felt that was too...

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H is for Healing #AtoZChallenge

My daughter has depression and suffered from a pretty bad breakdown a few weeks ago. After some digging, we figured out it was a new medicine she tried that threw everything out...

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Accident #sol17

Welp, my very long day just ended with me accidentally sending a text explaining why my daughter is mad at me that was meant for my mother TO MY DAUGHTER, and now my daughter is...

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Eighteen, Part II #sol17

According to the Angel Soft ad that keeps popping up in my Facebook feed, today is National Single Parent Day. A quick Google search shows me this is a real thing signed into...

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SO. TIRED. #sol17

I'm sitting here trying to think of what to write about, and all I can think is that I'm going to lose an hour of sleep and that I actually have to finish grading tomorrow....

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Eighteen #sol17

My daughter turned 18 today (yesterday technically--again with the midnight posting), and this birthday has been interesting to say the least. The original plan was to go to New...

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Conversations with My Daughter Vol. 1 #sol17

My daughter got into her dream school, and today was Admitted Students Day. This morning as she was getting ready, she asked me about her outfit choice. I told her it was fine...

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Oh, the drama (of being grounded) #sol17

So I was all set to write about how my vow to never cook again lasted less than 24 hours because I found a recipe for crockpot chicken and decided to use it. (Spoiler alert: it...

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