Yesterday I made a showing at a party for a family friend that was turning 90-years-old. We probably only stayed 5-10 minutes, partially because we didn’t really know anybody else and partially because it was a crowded party indoors, and with Covid, I wasn’t super comfortable with the safety precautions as people were eating and not wearing masks.

Today is Mother’s Day, so I took the opportunity to wish all the moms I know a “Happy Mother’s Day.” I’m not sure you can really understand how tough it is to be a parent until you are one—no disrespect to anyone out there without kids, but it is a challenge.

When my oldest daughter was about 8-years-old, she refused to wear her coat while waiting for the school bus in the winter. When I asked her why, she said “Because it makes me look fat.”