Narcissistic Personality Disorder: People with this condition are frequently described as arrogant, self-centered, manipulative, and demanding. They may also concentrate on grandiose fantasies (e.g. their own success, beauty, brilliance) and may be convinced that they deserve special treatment. This past weekend I went to visit with a friend of mine who had not met my former husband. […]
If you’d asked me a few months ago, I would have told you God had answered my prayers. My first love had found me on Facebook, and I became swept up in the magic: wrapped in our dreams from over 20 years ago and believing that nothing would ever break our magic again.
Dear Baby Girl, Every morning I pause for 5 minutes just to stare at your beautiful cherub face. I pull you close and smell the nape of your neck, then plant what feels like a million kisses all over your face and head. I really don’t want to leave, but I know I must. Some […]
We all know that mom who seems to wear a cape. She can do her work, cook and make motherhood look like a breeze. And then, there is the rest of us, we trudge off to work, come home and pray everything gets done before bedtime.
A would-be burglar entered my home recently. He climbed in to our home through my bedroom window and attempted to steal our property. He didn’t expect to encounter my mom and her crazy fight instinct. She was able to chase him off and recover our property, but the truth is, this could have turned out […]
Recently, I told my daughter that her Great Uncle Kenny would have loved her. She embodies his favorite things. She is full of joy, always singing and dancing and marching to the beat of her own drummer. It amazes me how very compassionate this small human is. Sometimes I worry she is too good for […]
Single. Mommy. Fabulous 