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Today, I Said Thank You.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 19, 2020
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Today, I said thank you to the Starbucks barista who made my Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, even though she is…
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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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Tackle Football: A Whole New Frontier
Tricia Lott Williford
August 3, 2016
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Football is in his blood, and I held him off as long as I could. It was only a matter…
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Bracelets and Merry-Go-Rounds: This Girl Takes Back Control
Tricia Lott Williford
October 20, 2015
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Has it ever happened to you that you’ve realized you’ve been doing all the wrong things? Maybe not all the…
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150 Pounds in The World’s Unwieldiest Stroller
Tricia Lott Williford
October 1, 2015
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Well, just in case I didn’t love grocery shopping with every ounce of my heart, I’m now back to pushing…
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Tucker Learns To Walk Again
Tricia Lott Williford
September 3, 2015
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1 Fall from a Swingset 4 Breaks 8 Hospital Visits 1 Surgery 5 Pins 1 Screw 16 stitches 3 Days…
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A Love Note To Single Moms
Tricia Lott Williford
August 28, 2015
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I never intended to be a single mom, but then I guess not many of us in this tribe aimed…
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Scooter, Shmooter.
Tricia Lott Williford
August 24, 2015
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We broke the scooter. And I use that pronoun very, very loosely. If you’ve seen Tucker scooting around town, school,…
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Hopalong Cassidy and Sir Embarrassed
Tricia Lott Williford
August 19, 2015
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Let me tell you one thing I know for sure, a nugget of foundational truth that will never change: Nothing…
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Grace Notes for the First Day Of School
Tricia Lott Williford
August 10, 2015
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Today marked a great big finish line for us: The First Day of School. #BrokenFootSummer is “over,” and we have…
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That Thing Called Brave
Tricia Lott Williford
August 6, 2015
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And so, the pins are out of Tucker’s foot. We can officially say he is tougher than nails. Because, oh…
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Hands and Knees
Tricia Lott Williford
July 27, 2015
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I don’t remember why I was kneeling and crying. Last week was kind of a doozy for such things. I…
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If Real Life Had Thought Bubbles
Tricia Lott Williford
July 20, 2015
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Here’s a little exercise to bring you right into the action with me on this one. Reach down to the…
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Raise Your Hand if You Lost a Wheelchair Today
Tricia Lott Williford
July 13, 2015
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I can really only think of one way in which it would be feasible to lose a wheelchair. Perhaps if…
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Fresh Bouquets of Kindness, Dried Leaves of the Opposite
Tricia Lott Williford
July 6, 2015
4 Comments
I have seen an unusual potency of kindness and unkindness in the last couple of weeks. I suppose they are…
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They Took off the Bandages, and I Was Not Prepared
Tricia Lott Williford
July 2, 2015
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Two weeks post surgery, we went back to Children’s Hospital for our follow-up appointment. They cut through all the layers…
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This One Important Thing
Tricia Lott Williford
July 1, 2015
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To read this article in its entirety with PJ Parenting, click here. I was drinking iced coffees at Starbucks with…
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Some Things Do Not Stop Being
Tricia Lott Williford
June 24, 2015
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The subject of this blog post asked that I take it down based on the personal backlash he has received.…
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99 Silver Linings
Tricia Lott Williford
June 18, 2015
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Children’s Hospital is like EPCOT. Our male nurse named Coop who whispered when Tuck was sleeping, listened to his pain,…
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