Before you throw me beneath that mountain of snow you've repeatedly been shoveling from your walk to your yard, hear me out. With spring comes baseball season, and while I love me some baseball, and look forward to following our beloved Pittsburgh Pirates with the crazy obsessed baseball fans I call ... » Learn More about Spring Is In the Air! And I Hate It.
Parenting
Pittsburgh’s Inaugural Listen To Your Mother Cast!
Most of the writers I know pour over their words like a surgeon about to open up a heart; our writing means that much to us. Which is why it's not always easy to press publish or, scarier yet, share our word babies with three strange ladies who are staring at you, probably swiping at the tears ... » Learn More about Pittsburgh’s Inaugural Listen To Your Mother Cast!
Catholics, Let’s Be Bucket Fillers
You may remember I had some beef with my priest a while back. Beef is putting it mildly. Shortly after that episode, I wanted to go to a different church, which was sad because that's the church we had been married in, had our children baptized in, and generally felt welcome in. But I tend to hold ... » Learn More about Catholics, Let’s Be Bucket Fillers
Oversharing: On Sex, Romance and Saggy Mom Boobs
Largely pregnant and about to burst with my third child, I received a phone call that made me squee, pee, and repeat. Ms. Erin MacPherson was on the other line, inquiring if I would like to be a freelance writer for We Are Teachers. As I am a teacher, also a writer, the offer was a no-brainer for ... » Learn More about Oversharing: On Sex, Romance and Saggy Mom Boobs
Raped in Arizona? Sorry About Your Luck!
I was minding my own business this afternoon, scrolling through work emails and handling my kids' ridiculous lunch requests as quickly as I could ("No, Popsicles are not fruit, therefore they are not lunch"), when I got a text message from my brother. He asked if I had heard about the teacher who ... » Learn More about Raped in Arizona? Sorry About Your Luck!