Golden Boy

2 years old on 2.2.22. How cool is that?! Sometimes when we’re out, and I’m trying to find a place to change your diaper or figure out where I can stop to feed you, I suddenly realize how much you rely on me. It sounds silly- of course you do- you’re two. But…I don’t know, I just feel so honored that I am the one that gets to take care of you and give you the things you need. It’s the best job I’ve ever had. Times a million.

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Finding Peace After Midnight

"Oh, how thrilling!” they’d burst upon discovering that Mickey Mouse signed my paychecks. “That must be so fulfilling, so magical! Your parents must be so proud!” The truth is, it was fulfilling, and they were proud, but there was something about that question, “Where do you work?” that pretzeled my insides.

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What I Won't Ask If You Tell Me You're Engaged

I beam when a freshly engaged friend flashes her shiny, new ring- a promise of forever from her real-life Romeo. The only part of this “I’m Engaged!” scenario that makes me cringe is when someone, usually a giddy, well-meaning girlfriend, fires that classic response at the bride-to-be faster than it took Kim Kardashian to say, “Nevermind, I Don’t.”

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