Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Who Knew?

Preschooler, while playing pretend with Mommy: Okay, we’re going on a trip. Me: Where are we going?Preschooler: To visit my friend Snow White. Me: Oh, does she live in an enchanted forest? Preschooler, glaring at me like I don’t know anything at all: No. She lives in Africa.

· April 27, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

Love Has No Limits

Me: How much do you love me? Preschooler as she outstretches her arms: This much. After a brief pause… Preschooler: Actually, I love you more than that, but my arms aren’t long enough to show you. I needed to hear these words. We all need reassurance from time to time, but lately my mommy egoRead the whole post >>

· April 22, 2009 · Tagged With: Lessons Kids Teach Me · Filed Under: Photos, Tales from the Trenches

Pint-Sized Pragmatist

21-month-old: Where’s “Melmo”? Where’s “Melmo”? (Melmo = Elmo) Preschooler: Elmo’s not here. He’s not even real.

· March 25, 2009 · · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Tales from the Trenches

My Little Carnivore

I’m not sure I have to point out the irony of this post following my Meatless Monday series, but it has recently become very clear that my oldest daughter does not share my sentiments when it comes to red meat and when she turns 14 and is required to practice the laws of abstinence, FridaysRead the whole post >>

· March 21, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

I’ve Fallen in Rank

So yesterday afternoon I’m pulling out of the grocery store parking lot when my car alarm starts going off. I have no idea what I’ve done to trigger it, but I cannot figure out how to silence the blasted thing. I finally pull over, turn the engine off, unlock the doors, and lock them againRead the whole post >>

· March 3, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 1, Tales from the Trenches

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Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

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