Today, I Said Thank You. Tricia Lott Williford September 19, 2020 19 Comments Today, I said thank you to the Starbucks barista who made my Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, even though she is… Read more
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… Read more
Jesus Didn’t Parent Toddlers: A Love Letter to the Parents of Littles Tricia Lott Williford April 2, 2020 1 Comment Parents of Preschoolers and Toddlers, this season is the real deal, isn’t it? You are in the t-r-e-n-c-h-e-s. When my… Read more
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… Read more
The Collective Reflective Tricia Lott Williford March 25, 2020 1 Comment Have you noticed? We have become people who are counting. We are counting things. We are counting days. We are… Read more
“Don’t Use Her Name.” Tricia Lott Williford February 20, 2020 7 Comments My son witnessed an assault against a young woman in his P.E. Class. A situation of a young man wielding… Read more
The Rules of Being a Stage Mom Tricia Lott Williford January 28, 2020 11 Comments There are rules to this gig of Stage Mom. I’m a babe in the woods, learning as I go. For… Read more
He Remembers It Differently Tricia Lott Williford November 22, 2019 2 Comments Timehop is a lovely invention of an app. I love how it gently knocks on the door of my mind… Read more
I Guess I Didn’t Realize Tricia Lott Williford September 12, 2019 6 Comments Scrolling through the photos on my iPhone, Tyler saw a candid picture of him and me at my 40th birthday… Read more
Creatures of Wonder Tricia Lott Williford August 3, 2019 6 Comments Creature of wonder, man-child of mine. You look like a puzzling and impossible blend of genetics, of his eyebrows and… Read more
“It gets better.” Tricia Lott Williford July 29, 2019 33 Comments “Mom, I wish you had some kind of record of the things I said when I was little.” The incredulous… Read more
To Say Their Names Tricia Lott Williford May 10, 2019 7 Comments “Let me find a picture that shows her hair,” she said, scrolling through the pictures on her phone. We were… Read more
The Last Dance Tricia Lott Williford March 9, 2019 3 Comments Parenting is filled with finality. I mean, they say your role as a parent never ends, and I get that,… Read more
But If I Slow Down… Tricia Lott Williford December 12, 2018 9 Comments Two days ago, I barreled through my to-do list. It probably looks like yours, errands and groceries and dinner and… Read more
Parents, Patients, and Bendy Straws: The Hospital Waiting Room Tricia Lott Williford December 6, 2018 2 Comments The waiting room in the surgery center at Children’s Hospital is a tender place. So many parents. So much waiting.… Read more
“Mom, I have nothing to read.” Tricia Lott Williford November 15, 2018 12 Comments “Mom, I have nothing to read.” “Sure you do. There’s a whole bookshelf in the hallway. And three in the… Read more
Rites of Passage: Cop, Coach, Consultant Tricia Lott Williford September 10, 2018 3 Comments This morning, my oldest boy turned thirteen, and my younger boy boarded the bus for three days at Outdoor Ed.… Read more
So Big, So Small Tricia Lott Williford August 27, 2018 No Comments It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The… Read more
The Stages of The Carpool Lane, and also I Wrote a New Book Tricia Lott Williford August 24, 2018 3 Comments The carpool lane might be one of the world’s best arguments for homeschooling. If there’s one thing that most consistently… Read more
Why I Won’t Get the Award for Mother of the Year Tricia Lott Williford June 28, 2018 3 Comments Throwing it back to a post from 2008,when my babies were two and almost-one, I was sleepless and underfed, Robb and… Read more
