I had dated throughout my life and been previously married for 6 years in my late 20’s. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t a “Ladies Man”or a “Player”, just a regular guy looking…
Thank you, Meg, for asking me to write a guest blog. You are a truly inspirational lady, and your support means so much”¦ In the early hours of December 3, 1985, my journey…
I am doing my best to help my kids develop good body images for themselves. I also try to lead by example. I don’t diet. Instead, we eat healthfully. …
I had been teaching first grade for a number of years and a former parent was doing a remarkable thing. Her family was taking in a child from the Dominican Republic who needed…
I have become a semi-adoptive mother to a young man from Zimbabwe with Osteogensis Imperfecta. Several years ago, I rescued a set of books about the Nuremberg Trials from Lynn University. …
“Oh my gosh, she should not be wearing that shirt.”With disdain, remarks like this are whispered everyday on my college campus, numerous times a day, by many different people”particularly girls. To some credit,…
“”¦I was born missing my left forearm and hand. When I was a teenager I decided that I was going to teach myself to play the guitar. Learning to play the guitar was…
Of all the posts I’ve read on Meg’s blog, “Pay It Forward”gave me the greatest pause. I’ve known Meg since our undergrad days at UW Madison “ halcyon days when we believed…
Ideally, parents should control the time and place for important discussions with their children (think the birds and the bees). In reality though, we don’t always control the ‘when’ and ‘where’ of these…
It first appeared in middle school, a single, almost unnoticeable grey hair at my hairline, immediately over my right eye. It seemed harmless, almost quirky and cute. In the following decade, a legion…
If you want to get a taste of what it’s like to have a visible difference, try walking around with a big bandage on your nose for a few weeks. I recently had…
Aaah the Jersey Shore! Fist pumping and Snookie Smoosh aside, the month of July has always been a great time when you live in New Jersey. I grew up a Jersey Girl and…
I have a great husband, a spunky toddler son and a job I love. All the things you hope for as a little girl. They were things I was not sure I would…