That’s Not Fair!
Our parents were frugal, sometimes much to their children’s chagrin. Mom sewed most of our clothes—a wonderful money-saver right up until we hit the age when buying cool jeans was a matter of social survival. She was an excellent seamstress, and we loved that she kept sewing our formal dresses, including all of our prom…
Birthdays are Special
If you have been reading these blog posts, you know I have two sisters. I am the youngest of the three, so I always looked up to my sisters and felt they had my back if I needed them. They are both very close, but of course we didn’t always feel close growing up. It…
The Road Trip
I asked my sister Julie (Jackie in previous posts) to write a guest blog post. She chose to write about taking a road trip. The family road trip… I mentioned it in the Secret Phobia post, but these vacations really did frame so much of our adult lives. I have taken my son on some…
The Creative Fair
The annual science fair. It evokes so many memories for so many people. But for me? Not really. I recall a sort of “Creative Fair” at one of my elementary schools that allowed projects of all kinds, from science experiments to creative writing. This gave students of all experience and knowledge levels the opportunity to…
Secret Phobia
Growing up, I didn’t have phobias. When friends confessed their deepest fears, I’d just brush them off, utterly confused. I didn’t even understand my mom’s fears. To me, she was a real-life superhero. How could a woman like her be afraid of anything? My mom was a powerhouse. She raised my sisters and me to…
Adventures in Sleepwalking (Part 2)
After sharing some of the legendary nighttime excursions of my sleepwalking sister Jan in my last post, it’s only fair that I reveal how the rest of us—myself included—contributed to our family’s unintentional late-night comedy troupe. Growing up as the youngest of three girls, I had a front-row seat to my sisters’ successes, their mistakes,…
Adventures in Sleepwalking (Part 1)
Sleepwalking. In Hollywood, that word usually signals a thriller, a horror, or a heavy drama. While many families may experience those high-stakes situations in real life, my family’s stories were different—the kind of experiences we can laugh about today. My middle sister, “Jan,” was a repeat sleepwalker. It started when she was quite young. I…
Family-friendly Horror Genre?
I’ve always enjoyed seeing how streaming platforms categorize modern shows into established genres. We’re all familiar with “Rom-Coms” (Romance/Comedy) or “Dramedies” (Drama/Comedy). I recently chuckled when I saw a movie categorized as “Horror/Comedy.” Was the horror so poorly executed that it became funny? That category reminded me of an event from my younger days that…
The Main Characters
Some movies have a large cast of characters. Some have only an intimate few. It all depends on the story the writers want to tell. This is one thing movies get right when trying to be true to life. In real life, families can be large or small. Neither is better; we’re still family. It’s…
Unexpected Twists
Some movies have amazing plot twists—the kind that make you gasp and stare at the screen in disbelief. Think of the original Planet of the Apes (the realization that they were on Earth the whole time) or Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Luke’s raw, emotional response to Darth Vader was very nearly how we…
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