My mother was an angel. No lie. The woman had a near-endless supply of patience and I swear she almost never raised her voice at my sisters and me. She was just the kind of mother I would like to be, but struggle to become. It's not like my sisters and I never misbehaved or that she was never … [Read more...]
Sibling loyalty
Something magical happens when you have so many children living under the same roof and I am not talking about sugar plum fairies and Santa Claus. No I am talking about the extreme loyalty that goes on between siblings and then the sibling rivalry.It amazes me how my children can get extreme … [Read more...]
Triple Threat
Three girls' voices, all clamoring over one another to be the loudest, the most heard. All the time, three voices, each clawing for my attention, begging for my time. Three voices.That's a lot of noise, a lot of needs, a lot of responsibility. I was born into my family as the only … [Read more...]