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Cokes and Pizza and Mascara and High-Fives

Tricia Lott Williford July 20, 2024 No Comments

“Write about a time when you got exactly what you wanted.” Coke cans in the fridge and pizza boxes on…

Grass Stains and Touchdowns

Tricia Lott Williford May 18, 2024 1 Comment

I love to watch kids playing football. Their varying degrees of grass stains, interest, and commitment. It looked like a…

Oh, Prom. You Mess With My Heart.

Tricia Lott Williford April 20, 2024 No Comments

I found out on Tuesday that prom was happening. I mean, I knew prom was happening, the same way…

Slaps.

Tricia Lott Williford December 7, 2022 No Comments

Our family schedule now allows for exactly two dinners together each week. Two nights a week, I pull out all…

Baby Ben, a Digital Robot, & My First Go at Grandparenting

Tricia Lott Williford November 18, 2022 No Comments

My memory-keeper apps brought up this story from a year ago, when we got to know Baby Ben the digital…

Too Soon for Neuter Jokes, Mom.

Tricia Lott Williford November 9, 2022 1 Comment

The puppies were spayed and neutered yesterday. Molly’s was laparoscopic, two small incisions, so she seems to be doing well.…

Dynamic Duos and “The Guy with the Hoe”

Tricia Lott Williford October 31, 2022 3 Comments

Today makes seventeen halloweens. And I have very little to do with any of it. I’m now the comfy lady…

Thoughts on Prom Night

Tricia Lott Williford April 24, 2022 7 Comments

I was standing on the sidelines, technically behind the sidelines, tucked into a grove of pine trees. Anywhere else I…

Brick Wall

Tricia Lott Williford January 28, 2022 4 Comments

We are at the life stage where the boys come home late at night after a shift at work or…

Baby Ben, a Digital Robot, & My First Go at Grandparenting

Tricia Lott Williford November 18, 2021 4 Comments

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this recently, but Tuck is in tenth grade. He has far surpassed my height,…

Gentlemen’s Academy

Tricia Lott Williford September 19, 2021 8 Comments

Somehow, I have become the mom sitting by the mirrors outside the men’s dressing room, while the sons try on…

The Things We Might Say

Tricia Lott Williford September 14, 2021 4 Comments

If she tells you she wishes her car got better gas mileage, that doesn’t mean she wishes she’d never learned…

On Dating the Daughters

Tricia Lott Williford September 29, 2020 6 Comments

“Mom, I asked her to be my girlfriend. But don’t worry – I talked to her dad already.” “You asked…

We Are Trying to Be Civilized.

Tricia Lott Williford June 24, 2020 5 Comments

Maybe you’ve seen this story that’s circulating on social media: “Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student…

So Much “Leisure Time”

Tricia Lott Williford May 1, 2020 2 Comments

Back when I was navigating the long days with little people, some researchers endeared themselves to me with a released…

Ranch Dressing and Orgasms

Tricia Lott Williford April 23, 2020 8 Comments

“Mom, did you know they make ranch dressing seasoning?” one son says. “I feel like she bought that already,” says…

Our Loudest Easter Story

Tricia Lott Williford April 11, 2020 7 Comments

I wanted to send this story to you on Easter morning or the night before, but things got away from…

Locked in a Bedroom: A Good Friday Gone Wrong

Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2020 2 Comments

It’s been more than a decade since this Good Friday situation, the day Baby Tyler locked Toddler Tucker and me…

The Very Definition

Tricia Lott Williford March 30, 2020 1 Comment

Looking through some old journals tonight, I found this dialogue from four-year-old Tucker: “Mommy, let’s make a train. Tyler…

Sparkly, Shiny Promises

Tricia Lott Williford March 24, 2020 5 Comments

A few years ago, I kept things lively with a special treat for the boys each day of spring break.…

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