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Cokes and Pizza and Mascara and High-Fives
Tricia Lott Williford
July 20, 2024
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“Write about a time when you got exactly what you wanted.” Coke cans in the fridge and pizza boxes on…
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Winning and Losing and Driving Away
Tricia Lott Williford
May 29, 2024
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When you go enter a car dealership, you have to know you’re going to be on the losing end of…
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I Want To Show This To You.
Tricia Lott Williford
May 7, 2024
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There are things in my life that are too beautiful for words, so sacred, so layered that I can’t really…
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Elf On The Shelf: I Did Not See That Coming
Tricia Lott Williford
December 7, 2023
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Do a quick Pinterest search for the Elf on the Shelf, and you’ll find headlines like these: 75 easy ideas…
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Slaps.
Tricia Lott Williford
December 7, 2022
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Our family schedule now allows for exactly two dinners together each week. Two nights a week, I pull out all…
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Baby Ben, a Digital Robot, & My First Go at Grandparenting
Tricia Lott Williford
November 18, 2022
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My memory-keeper apps brought up this story from a year ago, when we got to know Baby Ben the digital…
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Too Soon for Neuter Jokes, Mom.
Tricia Lott Williford
November 9, 2022
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The puppies were spayed and neutered yesterday. Molly’s was laparoscopic, two small incisions, so she seems to be doing well.…
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Dynamic Duos and “The Guy with the Hoe”
Tricia Lott Williford
October 31, 2022
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Today makes seventeen halloweens. And I have very little to do with any of it. I’m now the comfy lady…
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Brick Wall
Tricia Lott Williford
January 28, 2022
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We are at the life stage where the boys come home late at night after a shift at work or…
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Baby Ben, a Digital Robot, & My First Go at Grandparenting
Tricia Lott Williford
November 18, 2021
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I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this recently, but Tuck is in tenth grade. He has far surpassed my height,…
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Halloweens Past: I’m the Cozy Sweatered Lady Now
Tricia Lott Williford
October 31, 2021
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I’m feeling the wonder of autumn tonight. (It’s probably because peeling apples makes me feel like a domestic goddess. I…
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Gentlemen’s Academy
Tricia Lott Williford
September 19, 2021
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Somehow, I have become the mom sitting by the mirrors outside the men’s dressing room, while the sons try on…
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School is In Session
Tricia Lott Williford
February 9, 2021
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I took my children to school today. It felt gloriously normal, like muscles that have ached to be stretched. It’s…
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On Dating the Daughters
Tricia Lott Williford
September 29, 2020
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“Mom, I asked her to be my girlfriend. But don’t worry – I talked to her dad already.” “You asked…
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We Are Trying to Be Civilized.
Tricia Lott Williford
June 24, 2020
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Maybe you’ve seen this story that’s circulating on social media: “Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student…
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Ranch Dressing and Orgasms
Tricia Lott Williford
April 23, 2020
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“Mom, did you know they make ranch dressing seasoning?” one son says. “I feel like she bought that already,” says…
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The Very Definition
Tricia Lott Williford
March 30, 2020
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Looking through some old journals tonight, I found this dialogue from four-year-old Tucker: “Mommy, let’s make a train. Tyler…
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Sparkly, Shiny Promises
Tricia Lott Williford
March 24, 2020
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A few years ago, I kept things lively with a special treat for the boys each day of spring break.…
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“Don’t Use Her Name.”
Tricia Lott Williford
February 20, 2020
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My son witnessed an assault against a young woman in his P.E. Class. A situation of a young man wielding…
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Balls, Strikes, and Courage
Tricia Lott Williford
September 19, 2019
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Just when I thought I knew my role as Baseball Mom, my boys changed their position on the field. They’re…
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