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A letter to be my daughter on her 11th birthday

June 23, 2022 By Erin L. Leave a Comment

A letter to be my daughter on her 11th birthday

Lou Bean,

My baby is growing up. This past year has been both amazing and hard. You’ve faced some fears, and dealt with some challenges, but through it all you’ve been a strong, brave girl.

Your 10th year brought fun things like your first sleepaway camp, theater classes, starting dance again, a beach trip, train ride to Charlotte, new friends and even skiing for the first time. It also brought oral surgery, and some hardships with school and your family. But we continue to work through them and you are open to all the solutions that have been presented to you. I am proud of how far you’ve come and the work you’ve put in.

You are the most loving child. You tell us you love us 100,000 times a day. You’ve grown much more appreciative of things, and it makes my heart so happy when you express your gratitude for things.

A huge highlight of your year was having Foreigner share my Halloween Story of your Jukebox Hero costume. I think we listened to that song on repeat for 3 months straight!

Jukebox Hero

 

The next few years will bring about a ton of changes. You’re going to grow, try things on and figure out who you want to be. Middle school can be both amazing and terrible all in the same breath. I hope it’s kind to you. The amazing thing is as much as the world can be a little too much for you sometimes, you are also a fierce pursuer of justice. I know you’ll stick up for the underdog and fight for what’s right. You are constantly educating your father and me on the ways of the world today.

We love you so much. You are strong, brave and beautiful. Happy Birthday!

 

 

Likes: Making TikTok videos, Jukebox Hero, ramen, dance, fashion, graphic novels, Christmas, raccoons

Dislikes: Showers, brushing teeth, going to bed, fruit, waking up, being rushed, dentists/orthodontists

A letter to my son as he becomes a teen

December 15, 2021 By Erin L. Leave a Comment

A letter to my son as he becomes a teen

You are 13 today. I honestly can’t believe it. Wasn’t it just yesterday that you were running around, Buzz Lightyear in hand, yelling “To Infinity and Beyond”?  As much as I miss the toddler and preschool days, I am so enjoying getting to know the young man you are. You’re funny, smart, insightful and really… [Read More]

A letter to my daughter on her 10th birthday

March 24, 2021 By Erin L. Leave a Comment

A letter to my daughter on her 10th birthday

My darling Emmy Lou, A decade has gone by since you were born. At times it seems like forever ago and others it seems as if I blinked and you’re a young woman. You are silly and delightful and stubborn as all get out. There is absolutely zero chance of anyone else getting the last… [Read More]

Going grey – I’m 43 and I stopped coloring my hair

February 19, 2021 By Erin L. 1 Comment

Going grey – I’m 43 and I stopped coloring my hair

I found my first grey hair at 16. By my mid-twenties, I started coloring my hair every 6-8 weeks. Thus began a cycle that continued every two months for almost 15 years. I knew I was over 50% grey. I figured it was probably a lot more than that. But I distinctly remember the day I… [Read More]

A letter to my son on his 12th birthday

December 15, 2020 By Erin L. Leave a Comment

A letter to my son on his 12th birthday

This was a big year – 2020 pandemic/Covid aside. There were many, many changes. You finished elementary school. Your voice changed. You’re now taller than both your grandmothers AND your mother. (Rude.) You started middle school. I stare at you sometimes, searching for the hints of my baby boy. He’s still there. I see him… [Read More]

Week 13: What does time even mean anymore?

June 16, 2020 By Erin L. Leave a Comment

Week 13: What does time even mean anymore?

I haven’t written anything in a few weeks. I mean, what’s there to say? It’s all one gigantic groundhog day with some world-ending kind of bullshit popping up now and again. Let’s see, what’s happened in the last month…. North Carolina re-opened to Phase 2 and our Covid cases are now spiking. People are losing… [Read More]

Quarantine Week 9: I’m going a little crazy

May 12, 2020 By Erin L. Leave a Comment

Quarantine Week 9: I’m going a little crazy

Nine weeks. Nine weeks at home. I filled up my gas tank last Friday for the first time since quarantine began. Weird. I’ve been IN an actual grocery store five times in the last two months. Again, weird. My son has left our neighborhood four times, my daughter five in nine weeks — for driveway/patio visit with… [Read More]

Quarantine Diary: Week 7

April 28, 2020 By Erin L. Leave a Comment

Quarantine Diary: Week 7

Oh hi, it’s me. It’s Tuesday morning and I’m still wearing my robe, even though I sat down to start my work day an hour ago. Yesterday, on a family walk, I threatened to push my 9 year old into a tree if she didn’t change her tone. I screamed “I’m on a call” one… [Read More]

Quarantine Diary: It’s been a month

April 13, 2020 By Erin L. Leave a Comment

Quarantine Diary: It’s been a month

I can’t believe we’re going into week 5 of this. In some ways it’s become a bit easier as we’ve created some sort of a routine. We know what to expect. But in other ways, it’s harder. I miss hugging people – my mom, my sister, my friends. I wonder how long this will go… [Read More]

What my child is reading, Vol. 5: book recommendations for tweens during quarantine

April 8, 2020 By Erin L. Leave a Comment

What my child is reading, Vol. 5: book recommendations for tweens during quarantine

I’m back with a few new book recommendations for tweens. Needless to say, my 11 year old has been reading a lot over these past few week. He’s a big reader anyway, but given he has way more free time right now, he’s on a much faster track than normal. Generally speaking, he’s a big… [Read More]

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