A Raising Autism Blog A week ago, a storm roiled over my house in the woods. After overly humid, sunny days, the clouds turned ashen, spreading like spilled water from a dirty mop bucket. Thunder started too—- first in the distance but then ricocheting off our windows. The storm raged for five days, soaking theContinueContinue reading “The Storm”
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The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?
A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather, I had dropped in to purchase the cafe’s homemade pastries: an almond croissant for one daughter, a chocolate croissant for the other, some goodies forContinueContinue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
Nara doesn’t eat cake
A Surviving Facts Blog Image Credit: TikTok | @narasmith As I’ve shared before, I’ve spent too many hours— mouth agape except for muttered curse words— exploring the trad wife trend on social media. One of the early influencers in this area— although I don’t think the trad wife category really fits her— is Nara Smith.ContinueContinue reading “Nara doesn’t eat cake”
The Ghosts of Christmas
Into the Wilderness: Story 60 Christmas Past My father sits in an avocado-green velvet chair, a large Waterford glass with bourbon on the rocks in his hand. In the kitchen, my mother rushes from the oven to the fridge and to the marble confectioner’s table she uses as a kitchen island. She is finishing ChristmasContinueContinue reading “The Ghosts of Christmas”
The Good Mother
A Surviving Facts Blog I grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma in a traditional family structure. My mother was a homemaker, always cleaning, cooking and serving family needs. My father was an executive who worked long days and provided well for the family. My mom always wore makeup, coiffed her hair and dressed nicely. The houseContinueContinue reading “The Good Mother”