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The Worst Dog I Ever Had
Tricia Lott Williford
May 17, 2023
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“We rescued him from the mall.” That’s what I always say to describe how he came to be ours. In [...]
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Too Soon for Neuter Jokes, Mom.
Tricia Lott Williford
November 9, 2022
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The puppies were spayed and neutered yesterday. Molly’s was laparoscopic, two small incisions, so she seems to be doing well. [...]
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On Thankfulness and Not Eloping
Tricia Lott Williford
November 3, 2022
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I have a (deeply empathic) friend who feels sorry for Thanksgiving every year. She says it gets swallowed up in [...]
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Juggling the Glass and the Plastic
Tricia Lott Williford
October 21, 2022
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I read recently about an interview with author Nora Roberts, where someone asked her how to balance writing and kids. [...]
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Widows and Chick-fil-A Sauce
Tricia Lott Williford
August 15, 2022
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There’s a widow in our community whom I have long known from afar. I wrote an open letter to her [...]
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The Thing about a Parade
Tricia Lott Williford
April 10, 2022
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I’ve been in my share of parades. Probably more than my share, actually. Marching band parades, down the main street [...]
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The Caboose and the Lantern Rouge
Tricia Lott Williford
April 5, 2022
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I have always been the caboose, always at the end of the line putting all my people in front of [...]
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“Your Dad Has Sepsis.”
Tricia Lott Williford
February 10, 2022
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This week, I learned that Sepsis does not, in fact, have the power to take from me every man I [...]
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Brick Wall
Tricia Lott Williford
January 28, 2022
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We are at the life stage where the boys come home late at night after a shift at work or [...]
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Gentlemen’s Academy
Tricia Lott Williford
September 19, 2021
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Somehow, I have become the mom sitting by the mirrors outside the men’s dressing room, while the sons try on [...]
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LIVE Show: Let’s Talk Soon – and a Book Launch!
Tricia Lott Williford
July 29, 2021
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So Rob said, “Hey, Trish, what if we did a live recording of Let’s Talk Soon: The Podcast at [...]
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What the Disney Business Model Taught Me About Parenting
Tricia Lott Williford
June 23, 2021
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“Coming up with a new recipe to feed the family, or even putting together a presentation for a new [...]
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Thirteen Lessons I Learned from My Dad
Tricia Lott Williford
June 19, 2021
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Thirteen Things I Learned from my Dad: 1. If you’re going to get in trouble at school, let it be [...]
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Another Sleepy, Dusty Delta Day
Tricia Lott Williford
June 3, 2021
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“‘It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day. I was out choppin’ cotton and my brother was [...]
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Sears Portraits and Mother’s Day, circa 1997
Tricia Lott Williford
May 9, 2021
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“All I want for Mother’s Day is a picture of my kids,” she told us. Well, that’s simple enough. Plus, [...]
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The Great Denim Skirt Debate of 1993
Tricia Lott Williford
November 15, 2020
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Everybody who becomes an adult has to be fourteen once, and it’s a rough time of transition for everybody involved [...]
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On Dating the Daughters
Tricia Lott Williford
September 29, 2020
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“Mom, I asked her to be my girlfriend. But don’t worry – I talked to her dad already.” “You asked [...]
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We Are Trying to Be Civilized.
Tricia Lott Williford
June 24, 2020
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Maybe you’ve seen this story that’s circulating on social media: “Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student [...]
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Front Lines and Finish Lines
Tricia Lott Williford
May 18, 2020
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This is the final week of distance learning, a household term that nobody knew three months ago. This week, we [...]
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A Vast Array of Enneagrams on Vacation
Tricia Lott Williford
May 4, 2020
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Tricia: Okay. So, I want to talk about this. Right before the whole world shut down, we went on a [...]
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