Because he knew he had to let us find our own way in life — Sometimes I wonder what my father thought as he walked me down the aisle at my first wedding. Did he know that my marriage was doomed? Did he have reservations about my first husband? Was he glad when it ended? I’ll never know his opinions about this because he never…

Then I became fat — When I was growing up, I was skinny. I was always a head taller than anyone my age, including the boys, but I was proud of being thin. It almost made up for being too tall. Everyone in my family was heavy. I flaunted my thinness in front of them…

Ladies, you know where I am coming from! — Some of us have been with our husbands for a long time. In my case, it’s 29 years. After a while, couples fall into a routine. You understand each other. You feel annoyed occasionally, but you learn to roll your eyes and get over it. After all, you do love…

I’m officially a Blue-haired old lady — I am a wife, a mother of two sons, a sister, a daughter, and a retired teacher. I’m finally fulfilling my lifelong dream of writing. I don’t know if I’m any good or not; I know that it brings me joy to tell a story. I keep wondering if anyone…

I also had to stand up and be introduced as a “virgin” — There’s nothing like the fond memories of our youth. I can’t remember which friend first took me to The Rocky Horror Pictures Show in 1982. It played every Saturday and Sunday night at midnight in a theater in Atlanta. I was a small-town girl who went to a Christian-based private…

TV’s favorite mom, Mary, is losing her faith in the face of the church’s hypocrisy — The Deep South is known for being the Bible Belt. Drive through any community, and you will see a church on every corner. There are mostly Baptist churches, but plenty of Methodist, Presbyterian, and other Protestant faiths exist. What you don’t see here are a lot of Catholic faiths. In…

I don’t know who is more frustrated with this life, them or me — Twenty-six years ago, when I brought home my first child, I never thought I would still hear my son bellow, “What’s for dinner?” It’s the first thing he says when he walks in the door. Dinner has always been his number one concern. So I’ve learned to write a list…

It’s a place where my favorite band members will always be forever young — A recent Crow’s Feet article by Rand Bishop caught my attention. Rand describes his last “Chicks” concert, where he became entangled in a terrific traffic jam on his way to the venue, experienced long walks to the stage area, and less than considerate fellow audience members. I’m with ya, Rand! …

It’s been a blessing for both of us — Adoptions have come a long way in the past twenty years or so. There was a time when girls who found themselves in the “family way” were whisked off to “boarding school,” where they would give birth and never see their babies again. Then they were sent back home, where…