I Let My Kids Walk Alone to a Friend’s House (& They Were FINE)

January 27, 2015

The other day, my friend needed to borrow the proverbial cup of sugar. We were halfway to noon and I’d yet to get dressed or have a cup of tea. I was buried shoulder deep in a mountain of laundry. A pile of bills teetered on the edge of my desk, and the kitchen showed the remains of a pancake breakfast. I knew that a quick drop…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.