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Sparkly, Shiny Promises
Tricia Lott Williford
March 24, 2025
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A decade ago, spring break had a very different vibe for my little family. I kept things lively with a…
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Cokes and Pizza and Mascara and High-Fives
Tricia Lott Williford
July 20, 2024
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“Write about a time when you got exactly what you wanted.” Coke cans in the fridge and pizza boxes on…
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Grass Stains and Touchdowns
Tricia Lott Williford
May 18, 2024
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I love to watch kids playing football. Their varying degrees of grass stains, interest, and commitment. It looked like a…
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Oh, Prom. You Mess With My Heart.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 20, 2024
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I found out on Tuesday that prom was happening. I mean, I knew prom was happening, the same way…
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Slaps.
Tricia Lott Williford
December 7, 2022
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Our family schedule now allows for exactly two dinners together each week. Two nights a week, I pull out all…
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Baby Ben, a Digital Robot, & My First Go at Grandparenting
Tricia Lott Williford
November 18, 2022
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My memory-keeper apps brought up this story from a year ago, when we got to know Baby Ben the digital…
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Too Soon for Neuter Jokes, Mom.
Tricia Lott Williford
November 9, 2022
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The puppies were spayed and neutered yesterday. Molly’s was laparoscopic, two small incisions, so she seems to be doing well.…
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Dynamic Duos and “The Guy with the Hoe”
Tricia Lott Williford
October 31, 2022
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Today makes seventeen halloweens. And I have very little to do with any of it. I’m now the comfy lady…
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Thoughts on Prom Night
Tricia Lott Williford
April 24, 2022
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I was standing on the sidelines, technically behind the sidelines, tucked into a grove of pine trees. Anywhere else I…
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Brick Wall
Tricia Lott Williford
January 28, 2022
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We are at the life stage where the boys come home late at night after a shift at work or…
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Baby Ben, a Digital Robot, & My First Go at Grandparenting
Tricia Lott Williford
November 18, 2021
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I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this recently, but Tuck is in tenth grade. He has far surpassed my height,…
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Gentlemen’s Academy
Tricia Lott Williford
September 19, 2021
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Somehow, I have become the mom sitting by the mirrors outside the men’s dressing room, while the sons try on…
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The Things We Might Say
Tricia Lott Williford
September 14, 2021
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If she tells you she wishes her car got better gas mileage, that doesn’t mean she wishes she’d never learned…
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On Dating the Daughters
Tricia Lott Williford
September 29, 2020
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“Mom, I asked her to be my girlfriend. But don’t worry – I talked to her dad already.” “You asked…
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We Are Trying to Be Civilized.
Tricia Lott Williford
June 24, 2020
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Maybe you’ve seen this story that’s circulating on social media: “Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student…
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So Much “Leisure Time”
Tricia Lott Williford
May 1, 2020
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Back when I was navigating the long days with little people, some researchers endeared themselves to me with a released…
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Ranch Dressing and Orgasms
Tricia Lott Williford
April 23, 2020
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“Mom, did you know they make ranch dressing seasoning?” one son says. “I feel like she bought that already,” says…
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Our Loudest Easter Story
Tricia Lott Williford
April 11, 2020
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I wanted to send this story to you on Easter morning or the night before, but things got away from…
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Locked in a Bedroom: A Good Friday Gone Wrong
Tricia Lott Williford
April 8, 2020
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It’s been more than a decade since this Good Friday situation, the day Baby Tyler locked Toddler Tucker and me…
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The Very Definition
Tricia Lott Williford
March 30, 2020
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Looking through some old journals tonight, I found this dialogue from four-year-old Tucker: “Mommy, let’s make a train. Tyler…
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