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The Mess is Where the Magic Is: My Daughter Turned 10

The Mess is Where the Magic Is: My Daughter Turned 10

My youngest child, my daughter, turned 10 years old in early December.  Ten years seems like a great reflection point, and I’ve been trying to grasp how having this girl in my life for a decade has impacted me. I’ve come across one of her (many) enormous gifts...

On Independence, Fear, Patriarchy, and T-Shirt Slogans

On Independence, Fear, Patriarchy, and T-Shirt Slogans

Yesterday I walked by a man who was jogging wearing a t-shirt that read “Fearlessly Independent.”  As he jogged past me, I thought about my current life, and how “fearless” and “independent” are definitely not words I would use to describe myself today. I...