by leewolfeblum | Sep 8, 2015 | Life in General, Parenting, Table in the Darkness - Lee's book
I am kneeling next to his bed, where he is submerged under two big soft blankets. My sweet 11 year-old boy. I ask him, “Will you forgive me?” Me, the mother who vowed she would never be like her mother, earlier in the night repeating patterns that broke me...
by leewolfeblum | Jul 22, 2015 | Eating Disorder Information, Life in General, Parenting
She sits in the chair, her head hung low, the tears falling so quickly they land, not on her cheeks, but on her shaking arms. Her pain so palpable you can feel it in the small room, you can see it in the bodies of those witnessing and watching her sob. Often the...
by leewolfeblum | May 12, 2015 | Eating Disorder Information, Life in General, Parenting
She hid the cookies deep in the farthest part of the silverware drawer. The fridge was full of food she never touched. Well, except for the Slim Fast drinks that littered the shelves. Those, were the sustenance she lived on. And yet, I knew the cookies were part of...
by leewolfeblum | Nov 25, 2014 | Eating Disorder Information, Life in General, Parenting
This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (#NEDAwareness and #NEDAW2015). I am re-posting this, as it is a very important issue that continues to need attention. *** Remember the DARE project? Signs, bumper stickers and snail mail postcards encouraging us...
by leewolfeblum | Jun 30, 2014 | Life in General, Parenting
Why does it feel like summer is different now? I long for my children to experience the relaxing lazy summer days like I did. Do you? “What are we doing today?” My 12-year old says with anxious expectation. Because WE are the summer camp counselors. WE are the...
by leewolfeblum | Jun 16, 2014 | Life in General, Parenting
Expectation. How do I teach you, my passionate son, about expectation? How do I teach you that life will never be what you want or expect it to be? You woke up on your 12th birthday with the world as your oyster. The ideas didn’t pan out, your brothers weren’t any...