Dear Lily June, I have a complex relationship with cameras and selfies, in no small part because I have a complex… Read more Captured–On the Occasion That We Take a Picture
Category: Health & Body
A,B,C–On the Occasion that You Ever Have Postpartum Depression
Dear Lily June, A conversation with a co-worker this morning reminded me of one of the most painful parts of… Read more A,B,C–On the Occasion that You Ever Have Postpartum Depression
2017 Goals–On the Occasion that Your Mother Puts Her Frogs Where Her Mouth Is
Dear Lily June, Last Year’s Background I couldn’t help it. I looked back to the beginning of 2016 and found… Read more 2017 Goals–On the Occasion that Your Mother Puts Her Frogs Where Her Mouth Is
Another Year, Another Life–On the Occasion That Your Mother Has to Die
Dear Lily June, If I died right now, I could die happy. There were moments over the holiday where I… Read more Another Year, Another Life–On the Occasion That Your Mother Has to Die
Box, String, Ladder, Birds–On the Occasion that You Need Willpower
Dear Lily June, I regularly read you this children’s story called “Cookies” from a larger collection. In it, two friends, Frog and Toad,… Read more Box, String, Ladder, Birds–On the Occasion that You Need Willpower
A Walking Shadow–On the Occasion that You’d Rather Perambulate
Dear Lily June, Your mother is walking again. On her walk today, during her hour-long lunch break at work, she… Read more A Walking Shadow–On the Occasion that You’d Rather Perambulate
#ThrowbackThursday–On the Occasion that Your Mother Swallows Her Words Like Pool Water
Dear Lily June, I’ve quit, for a moment, waging my one-woman war against selfies, especially when I realized that half… Read more #ThrowbackThursday–On the Occasion that Your Mother Swallows Her Words Like Pool Water
The Talk, Part 13 of 10,000–In Which I Ask You To Do As I Say, Not as I Posed
Dear Lily June, Somewhere out there is a photo of me. I hate to be blunt, but I don’t believe… Read more The Talk, Part 13 of 10,000–In Which I Ask You To Do As I Say, Not as I Posed
Wrinkles & Grays–In Which We Get Older Everyday
Dear Lily June, The other day, I got into an argument with a co-worker. There is a TV in the… Read more Wrinkles & Grays–In Which We Get Older Everyday
Be Our Guest–In Which Mrs. Minion Fought the Darkness and Won
Dear Lily June, At this time last year, I was still in the hospital, still waiting for you to make… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Mrs. Minion Fought the Darkness and Won
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