melissa pennel

November 27, 2019

Baby, Farts, Mother, Time, Nostalgia, Life, Lessons, Dogs, Grief

Grief, Dogs, and Babies: What a Farting Dog Taught Me About Missing My Mom

melissa pennel

November 27, 2019

Baby, Farts, Mother, Time, Nostalgia, Life, Lessons, Dogs, Grief

My mom called me the night that she died.

She left me a voicemail and said she was looking forward to seeing me, and asked what time would I be over?

When I checked it from a coffee shop that night, I rolled my eyes: why did she think I was coming over?

melissa pennel

November 4, 2019

Gratitude, Lessons, Nostalgia, Abundance, Years, Scarcity, Present, Baby, Time, Memory, Not

These are NOT the Best Years of Your Life

melissa pennel

November 4, 2019

Gratitude, Lessons, Nostalgia, Abundance, Years, Scarcity, Present, Baby, Time, Memory, Not

People looooove to tell you that “these are the best years of your life” when you’ve just had a baby.

They also tell you that it “goes by so fast, cherish every moment,” and yada yada insert well-meaning advice and nostalgia that basically makes me start to panic here.