Fly View Productions/Getty Images Like many of us, I have very fond childhood memories of loading up for family activities every season: rolling onto the grass of the local all-you-can-pick farm in the summer, apple orchards in the fall, Christmas tree hunting in the winter. Every year, without fail, there were squabbles about just how...
Halfpoint Images/Moment/Getty Images It’s Easter and I’m at my ex-husband’s house to celebrate. Since it’s his week with the kids, he’s in charge of the festivities. There’s not a bunny decoration in sight. And instead of serving a big traditional ham dinner on my aunt’s special china, we’re eating simple tacos to celebrate. Instead of...
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Stocksy, Spotify, Getty Images, Courtesy of Ashley Ziegler We all have those holiday songs where simply hearing the first few notes is enough to fill our souls with a unique sense of joy that you just don’t get any other time of the year. Mariah Carey’s iconic "All I Want for Christmas...
AzmanL/Getty Images I thought my best friend and I would grow old together. I know that probably sounds corny, but it’s the truth. I pictured us as gray-haired women getting together for yearly vacations on the coast, laughing about all that had transpired over the many, many years. But this won’t happen. We will grow...