Feral (Part 3)
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At 5 years old, I sit in a waiting room holding a stuffed kangaroo, her baby snugly tucked in her pouch. A nurse in starched white clothes and a stiff white hat comes to me and asks if I would … Continue reading
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Feral (Part 2)
This morning, the dark kitten, the one my daughter calls the “fluffy, neurotic one,” hissed at me as I walked into the bathroom. He always greets me with this reminder of his wild beginnings, his wild mother, his own wild … Continue reading
Feral
April 15th, I walked into my chicken coop expecting only to find my one lone chicken, the others having been eaten by raccoons or passed away. Instead, there stood my Buff Orpington hen in front of her laying box, clearly … Continue reading
Paradise – A true story
Vultures. Again. As I drive the winding oak lined road to our new home, a home that had originally felt like the place I have dreamed about my whole life, I am greeted by about a dozen vultures. These giant … Continue reading
Someone’s Listening – A Grandmother’s Experience
Since my last blog, a grandmother, sent me an experience she had with her granddaughter. With her permission, I am sharing it with you. I am repeating the original article, which was also posted on August 11, 2012. * * … Continue reading
Someone’s Listening
Sally fidgeted on her mother’s lap throwing the toys her parents brought for her. “She’s just like me when I was a child,” her mother complained. “She never settles down and is always into everything. I just can’t keep up … Continue reading
And baby makes (how many)?
Like me, my husband, Dave, comes from a blended family. Dave’s mother died when he was 7. A year later, his father remarried June, a widow with four children. Immediately, June decided to get pregnant. Years later she admitted that this was an attempt … Continue reading
On Becoming a Country Girl
In front of the porch sits Jim’s truck. All four chickens sit on the front seat, cooing and clucking, all the vocabulary they have to discuss moving vehicles and this alien world. Wide-eyed, they stare at me through the window … Continue reading
Love – Too much to ask for?
Of course you want everyone to love each other. When people come together to create a family, it is normal for the members of this new family to think that everyone should love each other. Biological parents especially want their … Continue reading
How Could Your Child Love This New Stepparent?
When your former spouse gets married, it means that your children are going to have another mom or dad who is going to be an important part of their lives. This can be pretty threatening, especially if that person … Continue reading