My Ricky Bobby Moment: Trying to Survive High School (Again)”

When my kids were little, never once did they get one of those “Career Days” where parents show up and explain their jobs. And I didn’t have one in school either—unless, of course, I faked sick that day (which, honestly, is likely). But why do TV families always have a Career Day, and we don’t?…

Scared Sober: A Personal Journey

I can’t be the only Gen Xer who remembers all the sneaky tricks we used to pull to get into bars before we were legal, right? We’re the generation that had nearly 18 blissful years with the drinking age set at 19, only to have it snatched away and bumped up to 21. So what…

A Message to My Baby Girl

Oh, sweetheart, being a mom has taught me that life isn’t always a smooth ride. Those mother-daughter relationships, well, they ebb and flow like the tides, you know? Just like how it was with me and my own mom back in the late 80s, it’s been quite the journey raising you in the 2000s. I’ve…