A Slice of Humble Pie

A Slice of Humble Pie It was a Wednesday morning in early November. Juggling my purse, computer, lunch sack and who knows what else, I arrived at work.  As I entered the lunchroom/conference room adjacent to my office, I chuckled to myself as I saw a message  on the white…

Gaslighting

Gaslighting? We have this ongoing debate in our family. The paint in our main living area is tan-colored, but my daughter tells me that it’s green. She sees it as green. I put a green plant next to it, and the contrast is striking (because the paint is clearly a…

Temporary

I was recently reminded of a time when I was a new mom. Somewhere around month three of that torturous time I was convinced that my baby was doomed and I was a failure as a mother. Through tears, I described my failure to a friend. She said, “It sounds…