Category Archives: Thoughts

Our House Still Smells Like Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2015 by DMW

Thanksgiving is all about two things: people we love, and food. And usually the two of them go together on this particular holiday, which is even better, we all like to decorate the house with glow in the dark pebbles … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, food, Holidays, home, Life, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts | Tagged family time, gratitude, kids, leftovers, stuffed, thankful, Thanksgiving | Leave a comment

So EXHAUSTED

Posted on November 23, 2015 by DMW

“You look exhausted,” my husband tells me when he gets home from work. He said the same thing this morning, and will say it again at least seven more times before the day is through. “I am exhausted,” I say. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health, home, Journal, Life, Medical, Personal, Thoughts | Tagged exhausted, napping, sleep, sleep deprivation, sleep schedule, staying asleep, tired, waking up | Leave a comment

The World After Paris: It’s Time To Stop Lashing Out And To Start Being Brave

Posted on November 18, 2015 by DMW

It’s still hard for me to fathom what happened in Paris last Friday. I think of all of the people who lost their lives and their loved ones that are still here, grieving them. I think of the fear that … Continue reading →

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The High Price Of Being The Better Person (And How It Cost Me My Sister)

Posted on November 16, 2015 by DMW

I have a very complicated relationship with my sister. All right, that is misleading or an understatement or just doesn’t seem 100% true. For the past three plus years I have not had a relationship with my sister. And for … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health, home, Inspiration, Journal, Life, Parenting, People, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts | Tagged "child abuse", "developmentally disabled", "intellectually disabled", "toxic relationships", abuse, being the better person, college help, editing, facing your abuser, hope, left out, leverage, love, martyr, memories, no contact, oldest sibling, protective, relationships, sister | Leave a comment

Dear Paris:

Posted on November 14, 2015 by DMW

Sometimes there are no words, even for those who usually have far too many words. This is one of those times. I’m not going to talk about the attacks that happened in Paris yesterday, which by now everyone has surely … Continue reading →