Category Archives: Family Life

When I say no, I (don’t) mean it!

Posted on October 25, 2013 by thewritertracy

It all started last May.  One night after dinner my now eleven-year-old daughter grabbed my hand in hers, yelled for her Dad to “please come here” and urgently led us both to the basement. And there, in the center of … Continue reading →

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If Only Life Were Like an After School Special

Posted on October 23, 2013 by thewritertracy

In the last seven days I’ve dealt with illness, heartbreak, jarring news and some really unfortunate realities about life.  But I own none of it. I have one friend who got her heart broken by her husband. I have another … Continue reading →

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How to Know if He’s the One, Even after Two Decades of Life Together

Posted on September 4, 2013 by thewritertracy

  I’d said it with pride, but when he pointed out the truth, my stomach suddenly lurched. “22 years, huh?  Why you’re only three years away from your silver wedding anniversary.”  Silver Wedding Anniversary?  What?!  That’s an anniversary for old … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from a Ten-Year-Old Entrepreneur

Posted on August 28, 2013 by thewritertracy

I’ve been a mother for 19 years.  Three times I have given birth. Three times I have taught people how to go potty, tie shoes, and trim toenails.  Three times I’ve pushed a little girl behind her bike until she … Continue reading →

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Green Beans, Butter & Fear, or What I’ve Learned from My Dog

Posted on August 13, 2013 by thewritertracy

It happened again.  This time, right in front of my very own eyes, which is a first.  Have you no shame, you four-legged thief? Our dog has an obsession and I mean obsession, with butter.   I’m just dying to know … Continue reading →

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How to Get What You Want…or Not

Posted on August 6, 2013 by thewritertracy

As I walk around the house picking up shoes, I have to ask myself; where did I go wrong?  Because for 16 years I have asked, pleaded, begged even, for the minors in my home to pick up their shoes … Continue reading →

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What is Your Reward?

Posted on July 24, 2013 by thewritertracy

I’m in the middle of the men’s clothing section, holding a pair of pants with a 50” waist, looking to see if there is a larger size.  That’s when it hits me; I cannot not believe I am doing this. … Continue reading →

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