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A high school friend of mine recently reached out to let me know she was going to be in the area and wanted to get together. We each contacted a few more friends, and soon we had a mini-reunion planned. It had been decades since I had seen some of these people...

After the third time of running the dryer and seeing that my clothes were still damp, I knew I had a problem. My stomach lurched, and I could hardly swallow past the lump developing in my throat. I hate the helpless feeling that hits me when something I rely on...

Deep breath in. Deep breath out. For the last month, I felt as if I had been holding my breath, unable to completely relax. Every year, I tell myself that I will not get stressed out during the last month of school. And every year...

“Mom, I have something I need to tell you.” My son’s voice quivered a bit as he said it, and his face was nervous and pale, so I knew this was serious. I composed my own face to be as neutral and impassive as I could, but inside, my heart...

The days are getting longer, migrating birds are returning from their winter vacation, and tulips and crocuses are emerging from the thawing ground to warm their faces in the springtime sun. April is a time of change and upheaval...

Walk down the halls of any school between classes, and you are inundated with the excited chatter and banter of kids talking about their classes, their teachers, or their personal lives. But every now and then, you can hear something else...