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Sears Portraits and Mother’s Day, circa 1997
Tricia Lott Williford
May 9, 2021
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“All I want for Mother’s Day is a picture of my kids,” she told us. Well, that’s simple enough. Plus,…
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Confidence Lessons
Tricia Lott Williford
November 7, 2018
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My father used to give this advice to my sister and me as we were preparing to go out on…
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Airplane Evacuations and Birthdays
Tricia Lott Williford
July 29, 2018
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So, traditionally speaking, if you get bumped from an airline flight, sometimes you can get two free round-trip tickets as…
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Forty, Please.
Tricia Lott Williford
June 4, 2018
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“I think I’m going to turn forty this summer.” “No, you’re not,” says my mom, who – of all people…
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Laundry, Socks, Sheets, and “Nipples.”
Tricia Lott Williford
September 15, 2015
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My mind does funny things when I’m folding laundry. It’s like all these little blends of cotton evoke some kind…
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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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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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It’s Your Birthday: Buy My Lunch?
Tricia Lott Williford
July 25, 2015
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My mom left her purse hanging on the back of her chair yesterday at Starbucks. She called the store, they…
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“I mean, feel guilty if you want to.”
Tricia Lott Williford
March 11, 2015
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I’m pretty sure I was teetering under the weight of everything I carried into my mom’s house – the carseat,…
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Sickness, Wellness, and a Beard for Grandma
Tricia Lott Williford
December 11, 2014
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We have been sick, every single one of us, with a virus of most ridiculous lasting power. And let me…
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My Love for Crosby
Tricia Lott Williford
October 11, 2014
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“I just want one good date with Crosby Braverman.” “Trish, I don’t want you to date Crosby Braverman.” “I didn’t…
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Santa and Leprechauns: The Truth Revealed at Our House
Tricia Lott Williford
September 23, 2014
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“Mommy, are Leprechauns real, or do the moms and dads really just do all that stuff?” Okay, two things. First…
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Nonsense at the DMV: This Seriously Happened.
Tricia Lott Williford
August 15, 2014
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Well, I officially have my brand new driver’s license in hand, which prompts me to tell you the absurd story…
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That’s What She Said.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 4, 2014
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Driving along in the car with my mom. She’s driving. I’m in the front passenger’s seat. It’s a warm spring…
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Writing: An Invitation to be Misunderstood
Tricia Lott Williford
February 25, 2014
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Helen Hunt says something pretty brilliant, and I paraphrase: “The key to humor is find the sensitive, most desperate, ridiculous…
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Give Me a K. K! Give me an E. E!
Tricia Lott Williford
December 26, 2013
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I just want to look at her, in all her shiny redness and promises of a freshly brewed cup in…
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Siberia, A Limousine, and the Cool Factor
Tricia Lott Williford
December 6, 2013
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There was this time? In seventh grade? On Valentine’s Day? When my dad picked me up from school in a…
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The Thing About Meringue
Tricia Lott Williford
November 28, 2013
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“Two- to three-day-old eggs make the best meringue. No yolk at all, and use a very clean bowl,” says the…
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My Soiree with Walnuts
Tricia Lott Williford
November 26, 2013
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I have a mild allergy to walnuts. It’s not a big deal, not anything near the lethal peanut allergy that…
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Fun Is Too My Thing
Tricia Lott Williford
March 27, 2013
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“Mommy, it just seems like fun isn’t really your thing.” Well, not everyone has always thought so, kiddo. I’m sorry…
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