“Hey Mom come here, I need help with the green eyeshadow,” Sophie called from the bathroom. “Um, okay,” I said, taking in the situation, the big, blurry smears. “You want me to get it off your cheeks?” “No! I want you to put it on my eyebrows and all over my eyes,” she said, pointing […]

This morning an errand took me to the Broadmor school office. Sophie’s old school. I hadn’t pulled up to the school since her last day, and I wondered if I’d get emotional. There they were, just as we’d left them, the office staff and our beloved principal. He insisted on a hug even though I […]

Sophie is the most popular kid I know. Just a few weeks into the new school year, I’m having trouble keeping up with my 11-year-old’s social schedule. Last Sunday she was invited to a friend’s house for dinner, and another friend asked her out for ice cream. Another pal asked if she can have a […]