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The Things We Might Say
Tricia Lott Williford
November 24, 2014
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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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Halloween Does Not Happen On Its Own
Tricia Lott Williford
November 1, 2014
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When you are a mother, some things happen on their own. Kids grow taller, even if you don’t feed them…
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Just Three Things. That’s All I Ask.
Tricia Lott Williford
October 27, 2014
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“I hate you!” I hear one brother mutter to another in the backseat. I gasp dramatically and pull the car…
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Still. No, Thank You.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 30, 2014
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We were walking through the mall near a maze of vendors selling feathers and seaweed lotion and rhinestones to put in…
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Talking Cereal and Dancing Spoons
Tricia Lott Williford
September 17, 2014
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Sometimes, I am silly and spontaneous in the morning. (I get this from my dad, who occasionally woke his school-age…
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Yoga: Like That’s the Part I Disagreed With.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 4, 2014
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My favorite YouTube channel is Yoga with Adriene, mostly because I thrive on affirmation and she spends most of our…
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Unedited, Unfiltered, Sleepless Mom
Tricia Lott Williford
July 20, 2014
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It’s 4:29 AM and I am not my biggest fan. My son woke me up no less than 8 times…
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Kite Strings, Anchors, and Lives of Their Own
Tricia Lott Williford
July 18, 2014
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I went away for two days on a ‘digital cleanse.’ I escaped to the mountains and unplugged from everything. Well,…
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Annnnnd…. he rides a bike!
Tricia Lott Williford
July 11, 2014
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“I think I’ll just go outside and ride my bike for a while,” he said, so casually, as if it…
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Socked Feet
Tricia Lott Williford
July 11, 2014
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“Mommy, I like to wear your socks. They’re so much softer than mine.” “Well, that’s because I don’t skateboard in…
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Like the Threads of a Tennis Racket
Tricia Lott Williford
July 2, 2014
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Most days I’m pretty sure the investment in my son’s personalized orthodontia will be worth it someday, but today is…
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Everything But A Cape
Tricia Lott Williford
June 22, 2014
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If your child is injured, and what terrifies him most is having to eventually take off his t-shirt and thereby…
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Water in my Wineglass
Tricia Lott Williford
June 15, 2014
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It’s after midnight. I just baked a loaf of banana bread, and I do believe these wee small hours might…
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I think what he’s trying to say is…
Tricia Lott Williford
June 7, 2014
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“Ugh. I’m so glad I don’t have a fancy mom. I mean, just not one who tries to make herself…
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Good Job, Pretty Girl.
Tricia Lott Williford
June 2, 2014
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Mother Duck waddled through the grass, trailed closely by her handful of ducklings. They stayed so closely underfoot, even sometimes…
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If I’m Ever Alone Again
Tricia Lott Williford
May 15, 2014
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There has been fever and phone calls and early pickups from school. There has been vomit and grossness. My couch…
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Mother’s Day: Punctuation and Feeling Entitled
Tricia Lott Williford
May 10, 2014
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There are a few laws of Mother’s Day. Call your mother. Dress the way she would like you to. Take…
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Kapeesh.
Tricia Lott Williford
May 8, 2014
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“I wish I had died when Daddy died.” “Why?” “Because don’t you know I haven’t seen him since I was…
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Courageous is… Who??
Tricia Lott Williford
May 5, 2014
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“Guys, this week, a friend of mine is coming to take some pictures of us. She’s an author and a…
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Mommy, You’re The Firework.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 28, 2014
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He was playing with some new (albeit thus far nameless) friends at the play area at the mall. They leapfrogged…
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