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“Fill in the Gaps, Lord” – The Tiny Prayer that Freed My Parenting
In season nine of the hit show Friends, perfectly mismatched couple Monica and Chandler find themselves at a crossroads. Unable to conceive a child, they decide to pursue adoption. At this point, Chandler delivers the following punchline that is equally irreverent, amusing, and beautifully true. “I want to find a baby that needs a home,…
To My Daughter: No, I’m Not “The Best Mom Ever”
When my daughter was eight, she gave me one of those small metallic-looking balloons on a stick. It read, “Best Mom Ever,” and she put it on my nightstand. Do you know where that balloon was a year later? Still there, full and shiny as ever, because those balloons apparently never, ever die. The day…
To the Mom on the Other Side of the Door
Recently, outside of a closed bathroom door, I became keenly aware of something. Arms extended up the trim, leaning forward, I was talking with my daughter when it occurred to me, “I seem to be in this position a lot lately.” If I remember clearly, the conversation that morning was about an earring issue because…
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