A few weeks ago I got an invitation to attend a Mother's Day Tea and Fashion Show at my daughter's school. My initial thought was I can't go because I have to work. I told my five year-old this. She was upset. Like all my kids are when they ask me to do something and I say I can't. But I always explain that I work to make the money to buy the toys and they're usually okay with this. But this time was different. I really don't know what…
I remember my Dad telling me a story that in the old days there were people who were professional mourners. It was just some light conversation we had while standing at my mom's casket. But apparently there were people you could hire to mourn at a wake or funeral. I could have made a career of this. So maybe that's where my kids get it. My kids are professional criers. They're really, really good at it. Except it doesn't pay well. And it actually sucks the life right out of…
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Orphan. Mother. Wife. Teacher. Eileen O'Connor lives life to the fullest, embracing all her roles. With an unapologetic love for wine and honest humor, she looks at life through rose-colored glasses.