Sarah Burtchell
"Mom. What is 'Breaking My Heart'?"
We’d driven only for about two minutes on the way to her new school’s orientation, AC blasting on the 87° afternoon, her having just...
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Sarah Burtchell
Aug 25, 20181 min read
Accidental 60s Hair
Despite having spent what felt like 500 hours today (but was probably more like 10) saying things like, "Please use your regular voice."...
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Sarah Burtchell
Aug 9, 20182 min read
Thank You To Everyone At The School She Needs To Leave
I know it has been anything but simple. I know she has interrupted you constantly, run away from you often, scared you when she bolted...
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Sarah Burtchell
Aug 3, 20181 min read
How Will They Survive? ;)
We are getting our mauve, 1978, cracked countertops replaced soon. Consequently, we have had to remove our old ones and disassemble...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jul 29, 20181 min read
Fitted Sheets and Geography
"Oh my God. I hate these sheets. I really need a Mom right now, Mom." (I managed the fitted sheet. I cannot guard him in basketball...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jul 24, 20181 min read
Fortunate Metabolisms
Taking long, skinny, basketball boys to Subway and watching them somehow consume 1500+ calories in one meal in about 6 minutes flat is...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jul 20, 20181 min read
What Else Would Her Characters Do?
M composed this story in summer school Thursday .... I swear she's never played Fortnight once in her 6.75 years, but clearly it occupies...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jul 20, 20184 min read
What Our Kids From Pasts of Trauma Might Tell Us If They Understood Themselves or Basic Neurology
Mom, today I screamed that I hate you and I never want you to be my family ever again. I am scared almost all of the time. I learned,...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jul 12, 20181 min read
Looks Empty, Right?
"MOM. There is no food in this house. What am I supposed to eat for breakfast? It seems like you haven't been shopping in a year." *deep...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jul 9, 20182 min read
A Little Bit of Space
Some days, you have to go to basketball camp, which is full of confusing words and phrases like 'offense' and 'pivot foot', and takes...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jul 1, 20181 min read
Maybe Someday
Maybe someday, at 2pm, instead of screaming at me and attempting to argue about every single thing imaginable, from the color of the...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jun 29, 20182 min read
This NUHOC glass
An astonishingly long time ago I left a tiny island of 700 people and went to college in a city of half a million. I fell in love with...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jun 24, 20182 min read
"IT'S 'DIRECTIONS'!"
So my fabulous mother in law (Nana) drove all the way here from Mass on Saturday to take care of M and our nephew Jack for 4 hours so Jay...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jun 18, 20182 min read
Happy Father's Day
Father's Day is always a little nerve wracking to families with kids who may go entirely off the rails at any moment, or who have only so...
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Sarah Burtchell
Jun 16, 20181 min read
A Minute Ago
I appreciate every one of these days. Despite the never-ending requests for more towels and more food, the nonstop cleaning up of water...
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SJB
Jun 6, 20182 min read
How's Your Morning?
So this morning when I re-entered the kitchen from grabbing school bags, M had her entire plate up to her face and was licking syrup off...
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SJB
Jun 6, 20187 min read
It's Not Just a Backpack
Rarely does a backpack induce terror. A zipped up backpack might elicit a couple of emotions. If the intention is a small adventure, it...
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SJB
May 21, 20183 min read
Four Years
It’s been four years. Four entire years of holding our collective breath, of quietly celebrating small moments of success, of surprised...
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