Subject: This is uncomfortable (because it's true)
This is uncomfortable (because it's true)
June 29th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTShe didn't want to hear it. . . But I was determined to say it. It was the Summer of 1990, and my friend *Anna* was dating a cute boy who was pressuring her to do things she didn't want to do. [Okay, so Anna wasn't her real name. I've changed it.] A ...
The most wonderful time of the year (that wasn't)
June 22nd, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTDriving home after a long day at work, oblivious to the twinkling red white lights (that were everywhere) and irritated by The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year mockingly playing in the background. . . I burst into tears. I was barely holding it toget ...
I couldn't believe what I was about to do
June 15th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTWalking into my office (while gently closing the door behind him), he said "Heather, can we talk?" My heart rate increased. Everything slowed down. [It sounded ominous, and so I readied myself for the blow to come]. That's when he asked if I'd be in ...
Is this too preachy?
June 8th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTTwo women who couldn't be more different yet had an incredible bond. . . One was a 50+ year-old New Yorker who was never married and cussed like a sailor (even *especially* at work). The other a 30-something Southern lady who rarely cusses and met he ...
Taking a leave of absence
June 1st, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTOver the course of my working life, I've taken 3 leaves of absences. The first two related to pregnancies. The third was when I had cancer. When out on maternity leave, I felt guilty about all the time I took off from work. And when I came back, I ...