Optimistic Cynicism

It's winter in Ohio, and you never know what you're gonna get. Just a couple years ago, I sent my son to school with not even a jack...

He's slipping away. I can feel it in the way he lets his hand - so big now - fall from mine as we walk down the sidewalk. When, if I...

"Mommmmmmyyy! I spiiiiiiilllled iiiiiit!" I bump and stumble out of bed, my 7 a.m.-zombified self, trying to find the door.  M...

Responsible. Reasonable. Mature. Grown-Up. I don't want to be any of those things today. A grown-up wakes up at 4 a.m. with heartb...

Mostly when I see people doing yard work, they look like they're enjoying it. They have big, beautiful landscapes and weedless yards. I ...

The week of preparation before 2 days of relaxation is like running a marathon just to eat a slice a cake. Leaving my boys at home while I...

What are the odds that the girl you tortured in high school would have a kid at the same time as you? Apparently, pretty good. There were ...