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Amy Torbenson

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Working Moms

What if “Asshole” is a Developmental Stage?

The Terrible Teens

Jul 25, 2024

Sitting teenager looking into camera, flipping the bird

Jul 25, 2024

Published in
Working Moms

Fighting Back

You Are Your Last Line of Defense

Dec 2, 2023

Woman with hands wrapped for boxing

Dec 2, 2023

Published in
Working Moms

Becoming Nonna

Thoughts on Being a Grandmother and Staying in My Lane

Sep 21, 2023

Becoming Nonna

Sep 21, 2023

Published in
Working Moms

Flamingos and Mommas

Getting Our Pink Back

Jul 7, 2023

Pink flamingo standing in water on one leg, cleaning its wing.

Jul 7, 2023

Published in
Working Moms

The Married Single Parent

The Dream vs. The Reality

May 22, 2023

Woman walking while holding a baby up to face her

May 22, 2023

Published in
The Memoirist

Ambiguous Images and Bad A$$ Mofos

…..I get to decide!

May 2, 2022

Black and white optical image of (depending on how you look at it) a young woman with her head turned away, or an older woman looking down

May 2, 2022

Published in
Working Moms

Average, Ordinary, Typical

…and that’s just fine

Jan 26, 2022

Average, Ordinary, Typical

Jan 26, 2022

Published in
Working Moms

Boundary Setting Fails

You’re learning the wrong lesson!

Aug 27, 2021

Side view of brown wooden fence through a green field.

Aug 27, 2021

Published in
The Shadow

Optimist vs. Pessimist

Why they are both wrong about the glass

Jul 24, 2021

Optimist vs. Pessimist

Jul 24, 2021

Published in
Modern Parent

Mothers-in-Law

May 23, 2021

Mothers-in-Law

May 23, 2021

Amy Torbenson

Amy Torbenson

Mom of 3 amazing adults, Nonna to one perfect grandson, lifelong reader of anything and everything, runner, nurse anesthetist, BJJ blue belt

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