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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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“… 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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