Once upon a time, many years ago in the magical land of South Carolina, there must have lived an ambitious director of tourism or chamber of commerce member who decided to put together one of the most-beloved lies of all time. He convinced everyone of this: “Taking your children to the beach is the perfect … Continue reading Making Memories
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Mom never would’ve let this happen
It’s 3 o’clock in the morning and I’m sitting in the beach condo awake, trying to let everyone else sleep, thinking about how my mom would have never let me get this sunburned. I put on sunscreen, I sat under an umbrella that we paid too much to rent (pretty sure not having the forethought … Continue reading Mom never would’ve let this happen
Am I raising her? Or is she raising me?
Mary Ann is not like most ten year olds. Sure, in some ways she’s similar. She loves to shop at Justice, stay up late, eat pizza and play Roblox. She watches Netflix and chats on FaceTime with her girlfriends and Uncle Jesse and Joey and anyone else who will listen, and she fights with her … Continue reading Am I raising her? Or is she raising me?
There must be something in the water…
Sometimes I think water is magic. It has calming properties on me that I don’t quite understand. When I was a kid, we went on vacation to what my brother called “The Old People Beach” (AKA Oak Island). When we first started going, there was nothing down there but ocean, sand, and houses. We would … Continue reading There must be something in the water…
If you need me, I’ll be at I.O.P….
I might look like I'm stuck here with you guys, but really, if you need me, I'm at IOP.
Setting Up Stones 