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Daughters - They Grow Up So Fast

by Mama Dragonfly The truth is that I am a mother of a girl who is on the verge of reaching puberty. As much as I'd like to hold her back in childhood forever, as much as I sometimes close my eyes and pretend that s…
Am I Happy? Happiness Is...

by Mama Dragonfly So someone asked me yesterday if I was happy. It should have been an easy question but I found myself evading it, because I did not know. Well, am I happy? I wondered all day. I have moments of happin…
The VP Debate: Already a Blockbuster

by Mama Dragonfly Tonight, the much anticipated Vice Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin will be broadcast from my city, St. Louis, Missouri. The experienced politician with well-known gaffes facing off…
Diamond in the Rough: Gifted Kid with Learning Difficulty

by Mama DragonflyRaising children is like being pecked to death by chicken ~ a sign at my sister-in-law's kitchen ~ When your child struggles with learning, there is absolutely nothing you can do but watch. It's like w…
There's Something about Baby Showers

by Mama Dragonfly I love baby showers, especially if I like the parent-to-be. With all the gloom and doom at the work place of late, there is nothing more uplifting than being at the baby showers. Luck would have it; th…
Living Vicariously Through Books and Movies

by Mama DragonflyAt any given time, I'd probably choose to stay at home or sit on a quiet beach and read a really good book than go out drinking with a bunch of people that I don't really know. At any given day, I'd rath…
Insecurity at All Ages

by Mama DragonflySometimes I feel like I have never grown out of that insecure shell of a thirteen year old. The little skinny girl who is unsure about her standing in life; the middle child who looks at the parents fo…
John Edwards Scandal: Why Risk It All for Sex?

by Mama DragonflySo there goes another politician blowing all his chances of ever becoming the president, or to be taken seriously ever again, just for a quick roll in the hay. I would have liked to say that I was surpr…
Embracing Reality: What If This Is Really It?

by Mama Dragonfly Human beings cannot handle too much reality. Today, during my commute, I heard that phrase or something similar to that while I was listening to the audio book of "Brother Odd" by Dean Koontz. I don't k…
Do Parents Brag Too Much About Their Kids?

by Mama Dragonfly I think that the older we get, the shallower some of us become as we relentlessly engage in boasting about our petty little lives. It used to annoy me so much when my mother's friends asked her about wh…