“Hey, great party!” a parent laughed while wiping mud off their daughter’s happy face. My own grin stretched wide as I thanked them for coming and made my way upstairs, dodging kids in animal costumes sprinting down. I made my way to the platform and poked my head into each room until I found my
As a 48-year-old single mother working full-time and raising two teenagers in Seattle, one of the most expensive cities in the United States, I was exhausted. I had recently represented myself in a protracted divorce and custody case, was struggling to make a living as a freelance communications consultant, and was constantly worrying about how
Coordinating trips for multiple families can be a little daunting, especially when you’re planning for 18 people. My adult daughter and her two friends, their husbands, seven children under 6, and five other adults planned to travel to the Isle of Palms, outside of Charleston, for a wedding earlier this year. Preparation began months in
When I started planning a trip to Scotland with my 17-year-old daughter, I knew we wanted to spend some time in Edinburgh and then visit the Isle of Skye. The logistics of the trip were a little overwhelming: as the only adult, I would be responsible for driving. And even more stressful was the thought
I didn’t expect to start my adult life so young, but that’s where I found myself when my parents kicked me out of their house at 17. I learned how cruel life can be by living in a homeless shelter for a year. I cried myself to sleep almost every night and realized that the
My dad is one of the smartest people I have ever met. He was known as a talented poet and speaker at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés in La Paz, Bolivia. But during this time, Colonel Hugo Banzer established a military dictatorship and, in the midst of political repression against students, left for Madrid