Growing up my Mom always made a big deal out of my birthday. One year it was at a Salon, another a chocolate maker came to my house. She...

For years I tried to be a stepford wife. I was pretty sure I was damn near close. Not perfect by any means, but near. The monogrammed...

As if my stress levels couldn't be high enough, let's make all kids have school at home. Virtually. I have begun to despise the word...

A massive part of parenting is pretending we know what we are doing. Especially with the first child. We are all clueless. Considering...

Truth is, I have burned enough bridges this past year to last a lifetime. Truth is, I am in the weeds. Circling the drain. Drowning and...

It is amazing how underrated compliments are. My kids bus driver called me "Hollywood" the other day. Two days ago, at CVS, a woman said...

After years and years of screaming, I am trying to use quiet. After running and trying to ring every Church bell, I am going to try...

What happens when you take a look in the mirror? I see a tired, exhausted woman, but I see a small sparkle being restored in her eyes. A...

I am done being called crazy. Finished. Terminated. Concluded. I am done with being told that my feelings are unjust, and invalidated, by...

As I look back to move forward, I realize I was never a priority. I was along for the ride. At his mercy. At his dictation. Engaging on...

As much as I try to put on a good "face," I feel ugly. Horrid. Disgusting. Hideous. My tear stained face, a mess. A face unwanted....

The tears I have cried this year could fill a swimming pool. Salty, bitter, sour, acidic tears. Today, I heard my Son wailing. He just...

Once my Mother died, the veil lifted. After years of feeling torn in a million directions, I checked back into my marriage, only to find...

It is an awful feeling to go unnoticed. To go unseen. To feel invisible. To feel so unattractive and repulsive. That you begin to...

Somewhere in this journey of motherhood I came to be the proprietor of a restaurant. Concord Café. I enjoy cooking. I do not however,...

Once I had a full time job and had graduated from college, my Mom decided we needed another adventure. She had decided we would spend a...

When I was 11, my Mother organized our first trip as a family, to Europe. After my Mom graduated college, she spent a year traveling...

Have you ever stolen something? If you answered no, you might want to think again. Sometimes, when we love someone so much, we steal...

I don't know the exact day. But at some point I decided to grow chin hairs. I am not sure when my body decided this, but it did. As a...

Every year on my birthday, my Mom and I would make the trek to the famous FAO Schwartz toy store on 5th avenue. Even as I type this, I am...