Ambivalence in Parenting
Two of my good friends are pregnant. I’m having a hard time with it, but not in the way I expected. Mostly I’m not sure how I feel about it. I guess...
Category: Friendship
Just What I Needed
A huge thank you to the women who commented on my last post. I feel like I have a much better handle on the whole situation, both why it is difficult for me and...
When It Doesn’t Help
I have two friends going through two very different experiences right now, experiences that I myself have already been through. I always appreciate when I can u...
Friendship Inventory
Last week I started reading Friendships Don’t Just Happen: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Circle of Girlfriends by Shasta Nelson. I don’t think I ...
Still Grappling with Grief
As always, I’ll start with a thank you for your kind and concerned words. I want to assure everyone that I am currently taking medication, though perhaps ...
Loneliness {Part 2}
In her book Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude, Emily White categorizes loneliness in four ways. On one axis are emotional and social loneliness. Social lon...
Loneliness {Part 1}
Lonely is not a word I identified with much. I’ve always had friends and things to do. I meet people easily, consider myself social and have felt I belonged in ...
Friendship Lost
A couple months ago, a dear friendship in my life came to an end. The constraints of physical distance had come between us over the years, but we always kept in...
This Too Shall Pass
Sometimes I think the only thing I’ve really learned in the last 34 years is that no matter how bad it feels now, it will get better eventually. This too ...