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This Mom, Other Moms, Shining Stars and State Testing
Tricia Lott Williford
March 28, 2018
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“Mom, can you opt us out of the state testing?” “Why?” “Because some other moms are doing that.” “Maybe they…
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Silly On Purpose
Tricia Lott Williford
March 23, 2018
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We are ridiculous on a regular basis. Most recently, I surprised our family with a new game: Caught On Tape.…
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The Book I Cannot Wait To Tell You About
Tricia Lott Williford
March 19, 2018
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“We’d like for you to tell our story,” Congressman Trey Gowdy said to me in a conference call more than…
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The Thing about a Backyard Fountain
Tricia Lott Williford
March 18, 2018
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“Tell me if I should pour your coffee or not.” “Yes, I’d like for you to pour my coffee,” I…
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Sometimes I Do Things Peter Hates.
Tricia Lott Williford
March 9, 2018
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There are things I do that Peter hates. Maybe hate is a strong word. But maybe it isn’t. Like, I…
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Um, *What Kind* of Hearing Loss?
Tricia Lott Williford
March 5, 2018
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“Do you have any other concerns you’d like for me to take a look at?” the doctor asked. We were…
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“There’s a Girl in the Castle.”
Tricia Lott Williford
February 21, 2018
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We had a *girl* over for dinner last night. She was Tucker’s Valentine last year, and she moved to a…
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Put it in the Pie Hole, Valentine.
Tricia Lott Williford
February 14, 2018
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I chose to be a hands-off, loosely-nearby supervisor of the Valentines boxes and cards this year. As Jen Hatmaker wrote…
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They Call it “Ultra-Mom Mode.”
Tricia Lott Williford
February 12, 2018
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We were ice skating, which is a wonder to behold in itself. We are a cluster of dreams and fantasies.…
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Big Questions over French Fries
Tricia Lott Williford
February 2, 2018
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“Hey, Mom,” he said, dipping his French fry into ketchup. “At school we were talking about how, on average, men…
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Middle-School-Cafeteria Confidence
Tricia Lott Williford
January 26, 2018
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Well, I’m about to be a Middle School Parent. We went to the Parents’ Information Night this week, to dip…
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Drinking Coffee on a Snowy Day
Tricia Lott Williford
January 21, 2018
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It’s been more than a year since we got this kind of snow in Denver. And it’s fun to see…
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The Bossiest, Sassiest in All the Land
Tricia Lott Williford
January 15, 2018
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My nail technician is the sassiest Vietnamese woman I’ve ever met. It took us a little while to figure each…
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Testicles.
Tricia Lott Williford
January 10, 2018
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Well, this is awkward. And if you’re in the throes of raising virtuous little girls who would never do this,…
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A Letter to Gracie
Tricia Lott Williford
January 5, 2018
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An open letter to Gracie Parrish, the young widow of fallen warrior, Deputy Zackari Parrish, who was killed responding to…
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New Year, New Word
Tricia Lott Williford
January 2, 2018
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It’s time. New Year: New Word. I want to learn. I have some specific things I’m working at learning, and I…
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Who Spiked the Eggnog?
Tricia Lott Williford
December 29, 2017
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“Hey, Mom, I would spike the eggnog for a dollar.” My son said this. And my eyebrows went up. “I’m…
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My Own Christmas Miracle
Tricia Lott Williford
December 15, 2017
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Have you ever read a letter to someone else and felt absolutely certain it was written to you? It’s an…
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The Artist’s Blessing
Tricia Lott Williford
December 13, 2017
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My fellow artists, makers, thinkers, crafters, creatives, Have you ever wondered where your ideas come from? Whether they’re yours or…
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Outwit. Outplay. Outlast.
Tricia Lott Williford
December 11, 2017
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Peter and I introduced the boys to Survivor. Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. The social game of getting to the top without…
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