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A Reconciliation

by Carolyn on February 15, 2010

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It feels eerily the same as when I was ten.
Waiting for a phone call that’s not coming.  Wondering what I did wrong.  Thinking that maybe the last time we talked I wasn’t nice enough, didn’t seem interested enough in his life, or that maybe somehow I upset him.  That internal dialogue is whispering through my [...]

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The Dawn of a Decade

by Carolyn on January 11, 2010

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I find myself dreading and avoiding that age old, over asked question this January.
“What’s your New Year’s resolution?”
I usually have one. In years past, I’ve answered with one of the typical and over used options like working out, losing weight, eating right and being organized. But this year I can’t even keep up the pretense [...]

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Maybe I’ve just had weddings on the brain, but it seems like I’ve been reading about matrimony everywhere.  First, I read about the demise of the magazine Modern Bride.  Can you believe that?  The publication has been dropped.  Then Wednesday Martin posted a link last week to the art and story of a second wife’s [...]

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The ties that bind

by Carolyn on October 18, 2009

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I always wanted a full blooded sibling.
For a couple of reasons.
First, I always wished for someone to share the burden of being the last remaining relic of my parent’s marriage.  It’s hard feeling like an anchor around your parent’s ankles; tethering them to one another when they so very much wanted to be severed.  I’ve [...]

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What is it you do, anyway?

by Carolyn on October 5, 2009

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I’m going to remain light here for today’s post again.  I’m riding a high after my little girl’s birthday party, which paled in comparison with my usual party planning endeavors but was spectacular nonetheless.  There’s nothing like a house full of family and friends to make a party successful.  My Claire looked absolutely gorgeous in [...]

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Cause and Effect

by Carolyn on September 29, 2009

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My parents met, got married and had me. I’m alive today and living a richer life than I ever could have imagined.  I’ll always be grateful to them for giving me my greatest gift – life.
My parents got divorced. And I still feel a little sad, angry and hurt by that.  I sometimes wonder if [...]

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When oh when does co-parenting end?

by Carolyn on September 12, 2009

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I think many co-parents have a bright shiny date in their future that they are waiting for like children on Christmas Eve.  Oh yes, I’m talking about that magical birthday that will signal the removal of so many thorns in their sides.  Although it’s not their own, it’s a birthday that they salivate at the [...]

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