Cokes and Pizza and Mascara and High-Fives Tricia Lott Williford July 20, 2024 No Comments “Write about a time when you got exactly what you wanted.” Coke cans in the fridge and pizza boxes on… Read more
Winning and Losing and Driving Away Tricia Lott Williford May 29, 2024 3 Comments When you go enter a car dealership, you have to know you’re going to be on the losing end of… Read more
Dynamic Duos and “The Guy with the Hoe” Tricia Lott Williford October 31, 2022 3 Comments Today makes seventeen halloweens. And I have very little to do with any of it. I’m now the comfy lady… Read more
Juggling the Glass and the Plastic Tricia Lott Williford October 21, 2022 3 Comments I read recently about an interview with author Nora Roberts, where someone asked her how to balance writing and kids.… Read more
Brick Wall Tricia Lott Williford January 28, 2022 4 Comments We are at the life stage where the boys come home late at night after a shift at work or… Read more
Gentlemen’s Academy Tricia Lott Williford September 19, 2021 8 Comments Somehow, I have become the mom sitting by the mirrors outside the men’s dressing room, while the sons try on… Read more
What the Disney Business Model Taught Me About Parenting Tricia Lott Williford June 23, 2021 2 Comments “Coming up with a new recipe to feed the family, or even putting together a presentation for a new… Read more
The Naked Movie Tricia Lott Williford June 22, 2021 1 Comment I am writing in the library today. A mom and her little girl – probably four years old – walked… Read more
Thirteen Lessons I Learned from My Dad Tricia Lott Williford June 19, 2021 4 Comments Thirteen Things I Learned from my Dad: 1. If you’re going to get in trouble at school, let it be… Read more
Thank you, Mary. Tricia Lott Williford December 25, 2020 2 Comments I remember when each of my boys was born, the sweet relief of holding them, meeting them, beginning this new… Read more
The Great Denim Skirt Debate of 1993 Tricia Lott Williford November 15, 2020 3 Comments Everybody who becomes an adult has to be fourteen once, and it’s a rough time of transition for everybody involved… Read more
On Dating the Daughters Tricia Lott Williford September 29, 2020 6 Comments “Mom, I asked her to be my girlfriend. But don’t worry – I talked to her dad already.” “You asked… Read more
Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie Tricia Lott Williford September 21, 2020 2 Comments Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong… Read more
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
“… but I don’t know what to say.” Tricia Lott Williford June 5, 2020 3 Comments When my family goes away for a bit, things fall to pieces. When we got on the cruise ship in… Read more
Front Lines and Finish Lines Tricia Lott Williford May 18, 2020 1 Comment This is the final week of distance learning, a household term that nobody knew three months ago. This week, we… Read more
So Much “Leisure Time” Tricia Lott Williford May 1, 2020 2 Comments Back when I was navigating the long days with little people, some researchers endeared themselves to me with a released… Read more
Ranch Dressing and Orgasms Tricia Lott Williford April 23, 2020 8 Comments “Mom, did you know they make ranch dressing seasoning?” one son says. “I feel like she bought that already,” says… Read more
Our Loudest Easter Story Tricia Lott Williford April 11, 2020 7 Comments I wanted to send this story to you on Easter morning or the night before, but things got away from… 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
