Even Sick Moms Get a Little TLC from “Dad”

Even Sick Moms Get a Little TLC from “Dad”

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Being a mom is often a challenging task. Being a sick mom  and taking care of sick children can be onerous. I’m living in that “o” zone right now. The only reason I’m writing is because I need to give my aching bones and muscles a break from lying in bed. While I was...

Cuttin’ the Ham

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I’m going to tell you a story. A family of five generations was preparing the holiday dinner together. In the kitchen, the youngest child watched as her mother trimmed a 1” piece off of each end of a massive ham before placing it in a large broiler pan in preparation...

Riddle Me This, Mother

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A man was walking hurriedly through a dense wood, a satchel cradled gently in his arms, when he came upon a fearsome creature blocking his path—a great sphinx. “Let me pass,” beseeched the man viewing his destination—a small building—over the massive shoulder of the...

Time, Time and More Time

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All right. You know I was already reluctant to get into this homeschooling thing. Hey, I got a rep to protect, ya know? The rep of a modern day, multi-tasking, professional working mother who secretly dreams about being a full-time writer, i.e., paying my bills with...

The Nefarious Conspiracy Against All Sick Mothers

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Okay, I’m going public. I’m spilling the beans. I’m blowing the whistle. Here it is: There’s a nefarious conspiracy against all sick moms across the globe devised and executed by a consortium of gnomes, fairies, and gremlins. Yes, I know it sounds crazy. But the...

Mr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde

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It’s amazing the ferocity of a mother’s protective instinct. Hunters know the last place they want to be caught is between a momma bear and her cub. On the reverse, a human mother in Quebec actually fought off a full-sized polar bear to protect her three children. I...