Tag Archives: parenthood

A Mother’s Day Pact

Posted on May 6, 2014 by wvrealtoramy

Mother to Mother, let me wish you a Happy Mother’s Day, and allow me to give you a gift. It’s not a massage or a handmade card or even a nice dinner. As a matter of fact, it’s the antithesis … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons from 1983

Posted on March 5, 2014 by wvrealtoramy

The 8th Grade Dinner Dance was the biggest thing I could imagine to end my tenure as a middle schooler. We didn’t all take dates but we did get dressed up in what our mothers would have called our Sunday … Continue reading →

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I did not greet motherhood with the grace I had hoped for. As a matter of full disclosure, I distinctly remember looking over at the baby in the bassinet beside my hospital bed and thinking, “That’s a cute baby” as … Continue reading →

Posted on February 24, 2014 by wvrealtoramy | Leave a comment

You Were Awesome (and other lies we tell our kids).

Posted on July 15, 2013 by wvrealtoramy

It’s almost cruel that we expect our children to accept us as the flawed adults we really are. We spend so much of their early years convincing them they should listen to us and follow our direction only to admit … Continue reading →

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If You Aren’t From Here, They May Just Be Flashes of Light.

Posted on July 3, 2013 by wvrealtoramy

If you aren’t “from here”, you might call them fireflies. To me, they are lightning bugs. And they signal the start of summer. More than that, the first sighting of the flashing flies triggers a flood of memories: 4th of … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Happy, But I’m Not Sick, Either.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by wvrealtoramy

I get asked the same question often by well-meaning people who knew my family, who know my mother has passed, and also know my father has remarried. The question is always the same: Remarried? Oh, how nice. Are you happy, … Continue reading →

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My Mineral County Story

Posted on February 7, 2013 by wvrealtoramy

Below is a copy of the article released by the Mineral Daily News that I submitted for part of the Mineral County Day publication. Below that is my additional commentary that’s just for kicks (feel free to skim): All worthwhile … Continue reading →

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I Live with Guys

Posted on February 5, 2013 by wvrealtoramy

I only have sons, a bunch of them actually and they all have friends that seem to be around a lot. On top of that I have a husband. So I consider myself a bit of an expert at living with … Continue reading →

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Winners, Whiners and Big Macs

Posted on January 18, 2013 by wvrealtoramy

“The difference between winners and whiners is very simple: whiners want to feel good before they do something: winners do something, and then they feel good.” John Maxwell I don’t like working hard. I don’t. I don’t like getting up … Continue reading →

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Some Rules for It

Posted on January 15, 2013 by wvrealtoramy

Sometimes the ideas that tap dance around my head are worth a full-blown exploration, other times it’s just some facts to put out there, statements of belief, nuggets of current truths. Like these 5 for example: Leave it alone. Some things … Continue reading →