I haven’t been writing. In fact it’s been almost a year since I’ve written. For a very long time it was because I didn’t have the words to explain. The pain I was feeling was so great that I literally lost my voice. I almost lost my mind. More recently it’s been because there are too many words. I can’t get anything to come out in a coherent thought. There are so many things I wasn’t to talk about, so many things I want to share. I want to talk about trauma and how for some people it turns the volume of the world down so low that the only way people can feel is by chasing an adrenaline high (or some

Starting public school can be intimidating for both parents and children alike. There seem to be so many moving pieces and so many things to get done. Not to mention the emotional roller coaster that many of us find ourselves on as we realize that our babies just aren’t babies anymore. I, like so many mothers, found the whole damn thing daunting. So in an effort to allay the fears of any coming behind me in this process I have developed this simple step by step guide. Stop by the school and get the required forms. Cry when the registrar hands you the “Bus Service Request” form at the thought of your tiny little baby riding the big scary school bus. Realize this

Preschool is a special time where your tiny little ball of mush begins to finally develop into a teensy tiny person. You are [hopefully] nearing the end of the full blown temper tantrums and you can begin to reason and converse with your child. And half the time it seems like they actually understand you!! However, there are a few things that they still just can’t even. And most of these will trigger any last remnants of those dreaded nuclear level meltdowns. 1. Juice boxes This deceptive product is marketed directly to your preschooler. It bears the smiling happy faces of their favorite cartoon characters and bright colorful pictures of fruit ripe at harvest. It comes in a small little package just