My Family - Tricia Lott Williford

The Great Denim Skirt Debate of 1993

by Tricia Lott Williford | Nov 15, 2020 | My Family, Parenting, Remembering

Everybody who becomes an adult has to be fourteen once, and it’s a rough time of transition for everybody involved in that year of slamming bedroom doors. It’s a year of strong emotions, and manipulating heartstrings like one learning to play a violin: screeching and...

On Dating the Daughters

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 29, 2020 | All Boy, Leadership, My Family, Parenting, Tuck, Tyler

“Mom, I asked her to be my girlfriend. But don’t worry – I talked to her dad already.” “You asked her dad?” Peter and I exchanged silent glances, since “asking the dad” isn’t something we had coached this young man...

Juggling the Glass and the Plastic

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 24, 2020 | Courage, My Family, On My Mind, Parenting, You Can Do This

I read recently about an interview with author Nora Roberts, where someone asked her how to balance writing and kids. (Anything of this specific genre grabs my attention faster than a barista calling out the cup with my name on it.) She said the key to juggling is to...

We Are Trying to Be Civilized.

by Tricia Lott Williford | Jun 24, 2020 | All Boy, Broken Foot Summer, For Real?, My Family, Tuck, Tyler

Maybe you’ve seen this story that’s circulating on social media: “Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks...

Front Lines and Finish Lines

by Tricia Lott Williford | May 18, 2020 | Courage, My Family, Parenting, School Daze, You Can Do This

This is the final week of distance learning, a household term that nobody knew three months ago. This week, we go to the school to pick up what was left behind in their lockers in the Great Middle School Rapture of March 2020. One of the parents commented on the...

A Vast Array of Enneagrams on Vacation

by Tricia Lott Williford | May 4, 2020 | Let's Talk Soon Podcast, My Family, Rob Lott

Tricia: Okay. So, I want to talk about this. Right before the whole world shut down, we went on a cruise. Rob’s family, my family, our parents – the whole crowd. We call ourselves the Great Eight, and we went on a cruise together. When we got on the ship...