Living the Dream
In 1996, I dismantled a bomb. In my sleep. Just hours after watching Geena Davis's spy thriller, "The Long KissContinue reading
Dear Mom: You Did a Great Job Too
Days after you and Dad listened to me pour out my soul for over an hour on Facetime, you sent…
It’s Not You, It’s Me…
I had my suspicions for years – my suspicions that there was someone else in the picture. Likely multiple “someone…
Surviving the Market Correction
Years ago, when I worked in the financial services industry, I remember a colleague vividly describing Black Monday – the…
Searching for Peace in Sobriety By Anonymous
I had waited so, so long for my husband to sober up – for our lives to finally be better.…
Shhh! It’s a Secret
I never told my family about my husband's drinking problem. The kids made innocent comments to my mother like, “Daddy…
How Mom Socked It to Us
Every other year, Thanksgiving brings us to Florida to celebrate the holiday with my parents. Four days of family conversation,…