Confidence Woman–On the Occasion that Your Mother Follows Your Lead

Dear Lily June, I have always been a little afraid of self-confidence. Where does one draw the line between being… Read more Confidence Woman–On the Occasion that Your Mother Follows Your Lead

Leaning into the Lyre–On the Occasion that You Need Hope

Dear Lily June, I’ve probably said this to you before, but one major part of being a writer is being… Read more Leaning into the Lyre–On the Occasion that You Need Hope

Dear Lily June, Conversations tend to acknowledge two kinds of acceptable–even noble–modern mothers. There are the endlessly creative, tirelessly crafty SAH… Read more Sentenced to 9 to 5–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself a Working (Poor) Mother

Dear Lily June, I have been lost to this blog for almost a month. I have been absent from letter-writing lately, maybe… Read more Hide and Seek–On the Occasion that You Need to Get Lost

Dear Lily June, Please read the following, and get back to me quickly with any potential revisions. This should hit… Read more Proud of Poo–On the Occasion that You Find Yourself a Parent

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

Dear Lily June, They say, Parenting changes you. They say, You suddenly grow up, take responsibility, and become a real… Read more Forever Young–In Which We Have Our First Real Mother’s Day

Dear Lily June, This morning, we hit something with our car as your dad was driving me into work. There… Read more Be Our Guest–In Which Whiskey Cat Gets a Job (of Letter-Writing)

Dear Lily June, In Eastern religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism, the concept of karma plays a key role. It’s… Read more Karma in Pajamas–In Which Life Gets Randomer

Dear Lily June, The blogger SmirkPretty once made a comment to me which included this quotation from Thich Nhat Hanh:… Read more Syncing Instead of Drowning–In Which Your Parents Get Back on Track