Sasee Magazine

Is it weird to tell people – even strangers – how much your outfit costs? I hope not because I’ve never been able to refrain from doing it. Something inside me keeps me from simply accepting a compliment. When I was a teen, I saw the need to explain that the compliment was, in fact, [...]

“Diane, why haven’t you brought the kids over yet?” My mother-in-law said into the phone. “I’m waiting to watch them so you and Eric can go out.” “Eric isn’t home from work yet,” I said, fighting tears “He’s late on your anniversary?” I tried to respond, but my tears took over. “All right, I’m calling [...]

“OK, Diane, you’re doing well,” my obstetrician said, snapping off her rubber gloves. “You’re dilated to eight centimeters, so it shouldn’t be much longer.” As a first-time mom, I didn’t know that “not much longer” meant another seven hours. But on that day, I was clueless about more than just the birth process. My husband [...]

I was a huge fan of the show Friends. My favorite friend was always Chandler…and Phoebe…and Joey too. Oh, I loved them all. But I think my real favorite was Rachel, played by Jennifer Aniston. She was so interesting, both on the show, and especially in real life – interesting and seemingly perfect. She was [...]

Finally lose that baby weight. Keep my house neater. Be a more patient, loving mom to my kids. Do a better job at work. All of the usual suspects when it comes to New Year’s Resolutions. Most people have made one or two of these at one time or another. But not me. I make [...]

“Oh, Honey, I forgot to tell you that I’m going out of town this week,” my husband Eric said during our usual Sunday night briefing regarding the week ahead. “I’ll be leaving on Tuesday morning and coming back late Thursday night.” I nodded, thinking of what the kids and I had going on that week. [...]

“Cars,” my not-quite-two-year-old son, Nathan, said, pointing at the hanging display of Matchbox cars at our local grocery store. He smiled sweetly and said it again. “Yes, I see those cars,” I said. But Nathan shook his head. “Need cars,” he said. “You already have lots of cars at home,” I said. Nathan shook his [...]

“Hey, Honey, the insurance representative is coming to the office tomorrow,” my husband, Eric, said. “I’m going to double my life insurance policy, OK?” “Double it? Do you really think we need that much?” Eric nodded. “Well, since we got married, we’ve doubled the size of our family, so I figured you’d need double the [...]

“Do you like Hamburger Helper?” My then-boyfriend’s 12-year-old son, Austin, asked me the first time I met him. “I hope so because it’s the only thing my dad knows how to cook.” “It’s OK, Honey, I can cook,” I assured him without even thinking. He eyed me suspiciously. “What do you know how to make?” [...]

We all think of ourselves in a certain way. In our mind’s eye, we picture ourselves with certain qualities, and even if those things change outwardly, we still think of ourselves that way. The first thing people notice about me is my height. I’m incredibly short (like young-children-have-mistaken-me-for-a-little-person short). So, even if someday I have [...]