by Hollye Dexter | Oct 13, 2011 | family, family dysfunction, Grief, living authentically, mother guilt, mourning, telling the truth
I have been blue all week, a deep sadness welling up inside me at random moments. It has really caught me off guard. No surprise that I also lost my voice this week.One of the triggers is that tomorrow is Grandparent’s day at Evan’s school. They had to write and talk...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 21, 2010 | guilt, mother guilt, motherhood, parenting
(is there anything sweeter than babies making snow angels?) The other day in my writing group, a woman in her mid seventies read a story of her childhood, a vivid memory she had of being three years old, sneaking into the kitchen to steal a swig of castor oil of all...