Confession: I’ve spent years — decades, actually — trying to change myself. Seriously. I have done it all, and I always go all in. First example, I bought the whole J Crew line over Christmas break sophomore year at boarding school — even the lilac twinset and the navy shift. Anyone who really knows me […]
Purposeful Parenting, and other musings on tricky subjects
[Big shout out to my sparkle soul sister Tessa for lobbing the first request for advice right away.] What’s the best parenting advice you never got? I’ve thought long and hard about this one, mostly because I’ve received some really wonderful advice, and also because no advice will ever fully prepare you for the wildly […]
The Deathbed Test, And Other Shortcuts
PSA: I’m going to tell you the story of how I found my way back to myself from brokenness, so you may want to wait until you have a minute. Especially after you get to the end, when you’re likely going to want to stand up, walk to a different room, and put your phone […]
The Things We Come To Know
My dad is a hawk. The build up to our realization of this fact is detailed. Fly with me. Because I know that he is one, I’ve become an expert at seeing the difference between hawks—relatively rare—and turkey vultures, invasive and common. From a distance, it’s all about the wings. Vultures fly with their wings […]
The Gift Of Reinvention
The Gift of Reinvention Since my inaugural post*, several people have asked me “What is your blog going to be about, exactly?” Good question. I’m working on the answer—my elevator pitch—so bear with me. It’s basically my version—my narrative in my voice, full of Dickinsonsian dashes—of stories that I know are not just mine. Not […]
An Invitation
We have honored consent in our family from day one. It is a Mitchell Family Value. It may be so highly valued because it was not highly valued in my family…or my segment of society…or even my generation. We will not repeat history. I will not allow our daughter or our son to be survivors. […]