Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Kidisms Make Me Chuckle Every Time

Me: Thanks so much for taking such good care of your baby sister while I was upstairs. Five-year-old: I really held the tent up, didn’t I? Me: You mean held the fort down? Five-year-old: Yeah that, too.

· May 24, 2010 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1

Now You Know One Task My Perfectionism Overlooks

Five-year-old: Mommy, if you want, I could show you how to make a bed properly someday.

· May 10, 2010 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1

Small Miracles

  Today we wandered outside to have a picnic lunch. A ladybug immediately caught Madeline’s eye, and she gently picked it up to examine it more closely. Rachel didn’t want to be left out, so we gave her a chance to hold the tiny critter. She didn’t mean to, but she toddler-handled the poor thing,Read the whole post >>

· May 5, 2010 · Tagged With: Lessons Kids Teach Me, Nature Study · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Tales from the Trenches

I Do Times Two

April was a month of nuptial bliss for us (and yes, I’m just getting around to writing about it now). First, we hit the Big Apple where Madeline was a flower girl and I was a bridesmaid for her godmother’s wedding. (Thankfully, the arm incident went down following the wedding, so Madeline did not haveRead the whole post >>

· May 3, 2010 · Tagged With: Marriage · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Child 3, Photos, Travel

Brave Girl

While at the playground early this evening, I said to a friend, “My kids are falling apart,” referring to a tired toddler and a hungry baby, but it was five-year-old Madeline who really fell apart and has a big, blue cast to show for it. A tumble (that I didn’t even see happen) broke herRead the whole post >>

· April 23, 2010 · · Filed Under: Child 1, Photos, Tales from the Trenches

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Hi, I’m Kate

 

I'm the author of two nonfiction books Getting Past Perfect and Weightless, a storyteller*, overthinker, eating disorder survivor, mom of five, book junkie, socially awkward nerd as well as a speaker (so basically a walking and talking contradiction), and a perfectionist in recovery.

I am currently working towards my MFA in Fiction at Warren Wilson. Thank you to everyone who has read my drafts, offered feedback, and cheered me on. The writing life is often solitary, but I wouldn’t be here without a community of support.

 

*Imperfect motherhood story for Rabbit Box (no children will harmed in the telling of the story and Mom had permission to share this video)

*Some BODY to Love story for Rabbit Box

 

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