Best of Mommess
Ode to my mom’s memory
“I’m living two timelines moving in different directions.” I sat up in bed and said that to my husband last night. I’ve been plagued by night terrors for…
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Tag: truthiness
Family
make all the same mistakes I did
There’s been so much discontent between us, eldest kid. Maybe this is from me trying to shield you from mistakes, preventing you from falling on your face, and…
Culture
Beyond Belief
I don’t go to church, my kids don’t either. The other day I realized that even though I don’t engage with organized religion anymore, that there are many…
Best of Mommess
How to take a mental health day
skip to steps Today my 8 year old son and I took a mental health day. This was at my suggestion after he’d run into a frustration-styled brick…
Family
What I know (a letter of witchy wisdom to my kid)
So, you don’t seem to be interested in what I have to say. And that’s natural. And that is you becoming you, so it’s fine. But your mom…
Body & Health
Sacrifice
The US Constitution says I don’t have to sacrifice my life in any way to anyone who cannot live without my contribution. No one does. No person must…
Mommess
Arriving by Writing
On occasion (okay, daily), I try to find meaning online. That is, I know there is something I seek, but am unclear as to what it is. So…
Culture
Don’t cancel cancel culture
Why? Because cancel culture is the most humane, lenient way to deal with people who break the rules, and I’m all for leniency, as long as it’s fair.…
Best of Mommess
Radicalized, Right?!
I’m so tired of liberals being branded “the radical left” whenever mentioned in GOP-friendly media. Afterall, I’m a friggin’ middle class, middle-aged woman who simply wants my gay…
Mommess
A poem on what it feels like
… to be only a small part of a needed solution (and I want to be bigger) Speaking, sparkling, skinny-ingThat small person with a big message I am…
Culture
Breaking the natural and mythic laws of life: a primer
and a powerful path forward for good grownups Yesterday, January 6, 2021, American law was flouted when people broke into the Capital building, committed violence and halted…
Mommess
On the morning after the Georgia runoff, for Stacey Abrams
A little contextual note. I wrote this in delight and wonder at Stacey Abrams who had moved mountains in Georgia. On the morning of January 6, 2021, before…