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What Makes a Father?

Toulouse — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:40:12 +0000

My dad was almost never on time, but he always showed up. When I was in elementary school, Gene was a postman. He always wore an official postal service-blue pith helmet to protect his head from the sun, carried a skinny can of dog-spray and drove a super cool mail truck with low built-in benches in the back that I […]

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How Wrestling Keeps Us Together

Toulouse — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:34:10 +0000

I hear high-pitched screams coming from my bedroom and my ears perk up, waiting for the crying to begin. But instead the screams are followed by ecstatic laughter and I recognize both boys’ crazy giggles as my husband wrestles with them on our bed. Bed wrestling is a common sport in our house but I […]

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Why I’ll Always Mourn The Daughter I Never Had.

Toulouse — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:29:56 +0000

I first had a yen for a daughter at a time when I was far too young to conceive one. I carried baby dolls with names like Lucy and Amy with me everywhere, gently putting them to sleep in baskets and dresser drawers, tucking their blankets tightly around them. As I grew too old for dolls, […]

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