Today, I was in pain (my tooth) and stressed out and I reached for my phone to call my dad, of all people. It’s been four years and it’s still a knee jerk reaction to call him. When will that end? Do I really want it to? Sometimes I call my grandparents when I know [...]

October 20th, 1958 – July 26th, 2004 “Nothing gold can stay…” There are certain things about my father I will always remember: the way he smiled at me when he was having one of his good days, the way he saved up money to grill choice cuts of meat as a special treat… the way [...]

I am conflicted about what to write about tonight. Obviously Father’s Day; that’s a no-brainer. My issue is…do I write about our day (which was wonderful, by the way)? Do I write about how wonderful my husband is as a father and parenting partner? Do I write about my own father and stories he would [...]