Please Don’t “Should” On My Life
2014-04-07
I had a friend who only used the word “should” to ask people not to throw it at her.Read More →
There’s A Crack In My Foundation
2014-03-21
I am always encouraging contributors to write about the things that scare them; the things they don’t want to write about. Today it’s my turn and I’m taking my own advice. I was recently asked to contribute to a book about adoption. It was requested I write about the possibleRead More →
“Just One More Time”
2014-03-12
We have a bedtime routine in our house that we rarely stray from. It involves me rocking our four year old son while singing a string of three songs; songs my mother sang to me when I was young. Rarely has there been an evening in four years that IRead More →
Sobriety Is Not Always Going To Be Easy
2014-02-06
Hilarious. I’m heading down the ramp to my flight terminal and walk past the Boston Beer Works sign. My first thought? Ugh, That would be nice right now. What? I’m on my way to California to see the Ellen Show because of Sober Mommies and I’m thinking about drinking?? WhoRead More →
The Joy Is In The Journey?
2014-01-22
When I was five years sober, I hit an emotional bottom. I was still making terrible decisions and no longer had an intoxication defense to justify them. I found myself unable to look in the mirror sober, because I didn’t appreciate the reflection. Other than the inability to drown my sorrowsRead More →