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An Open Letter to Old Navy Regarding a Lying Onesie

Dear Old Navy,

The next time you put a dinosaur on a shirt, consult my son. You are insufferable to him.

Warmly,

Gretchen

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Sam loves dinosaurs. He’s loved them since he was a toddler. At age four, he taught himself how to read. I think his motivation, for real, was so […]

My mother’s worst Mother’s Day

My mom drove 250 miles to watch me speak at Denver’s first “Listen to Your Mother.” It was a decision she made on the day I was born. She was going to watch me do stuff like walk and talk, and she does.

Yesterday, she drove home after a mostly-lovely, frantically busy week. One […]

Are you going to Listen to Your Mother?

“Why start now?”

(Shoving that bad joke aside to share some great news!)

Tomorrow night, Listen to Your Mother hits Denver for the first time and I am in the cast! I’m going to read an essay I wrote, joining eleven other Colorado writers on stage as we celebrate motherhood in all its complicated, […]