Tag Archives: parents

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

A Gift to My Daughters-in-Law. Wherever you may be.

Posted on December 24, 2013 by wvrealtoramy

I’m not a good Christmas Mother. I rationalize that I’m setting the bar fairly low for the mother’s of my grandchildren. But the truth is, I think I’m just too practical (translation=lazy). My little group has some Traditions (explained here: https://40somethinglessons.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/a-traditional-lesson/), … Continue reading →

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Some gifts last forever.

Posted on December 17, 2013 by wvrealtoramy

I found a card recently that included a letter I wrote to my mom on Mother’s Day. The letter offered her, as a gift, my promise to be the kind of mother to my children that she was to me. … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? Mystery Solved.

Posted on December 31, 2012 by wvrealtoramy

I’ve spent a lot of time writing and pondering the loss of my mother. I was young, she was young, it seems so harsh to live so long without her. And so I have spent countless hours feeling sad for … Continue reading →

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Coach Dad

Posted on June 12, 2012 by wvrealtoramy

Whenever I speak publicly, I am introduced as a Coach’s daughter and now a Coach’s wife. My dad and my husband have very little in common beyond their title as Coach. Or so I thought. Upon further inspection, I realize … Continue reading →