Shank You Very Much

Dear Lola – I’m all snacked out…

My children like to have their friends over after school and for the most part, I am happy to open my home to them.

The reality of adulthood is not the endless cake and cookie feast we all believed it to be.

I can only imagine what he told his teachers that day after I dropped him off.

It was a beautiful morning. The sky was blue, the sun was shining, the grass was green and covered in a layer of dew.

A colleague approached me privately and hinted I should stop bringing in treats.

I thought everything was going to be ok… and then it just wasn’t. Pass me a cookie.

The reality of adulthood is not the endless cake and cookie feast we all believed it to be.

I recently went on a trip to care for a loved one during a medical emergency. My fiancé stayed behind.

The day started with such promise. It did not end well.

Humans cry. Dogs bark. Ice cream drips.