--- title: Stories by Sarah Ralph description: This is not a mommy blog. Yes, I am a mom, and yes, the struggle is REAL, my friends, but this is NOT a mom blog, so proceed with caution. --- [Skip to content](https://sarahralph.com/stories#main-content) [![Sarah Ralph Logo](https://sarahralph.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Grey%20Vintage%20Minimalist%20%20Simple%20Typographic%20%20Arts%20and%20Crafts%20%20Symbiosis%20Logo%20(2).png?width=500&height=250&name=Grey%20Vintage%20Minimalist%20%20Simple%20Typographic%20%20Arts%20and%20Crafts%20%20Symbiosis%20Logo%20(2).png) ![Grey Vintage Minimalist Simple Typographic Arts and Crafts Symbiosis Logo (2)](https://sarahralph.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Grey%20Vintage%20Minimalist%20%20Simple%20Typographic%20%20Arts%20and%20Crafts%20%20Symbiosis%20Logo%20(2).png?width=500&height=250&name=Grey%20Vintage%20Minimalist%20%20Simple%20Typographic%20%20Arts%20and%20Crafts%20%20Symbiosis%20Logo%20(2).png)](https://sarahralph.com) - [Stories](https://sarahralph.com/stories) - [Contact Me](https://sarahralph.com/contact) - [About Me](https://sarahralph.com/about) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Stories](https://sarahralph.com/stories) - [Contact Me](https://sarahralph.com/contact) - [About Me](https://sarahralph.com/about) Open search Close search This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [All](https://sarahralph.com/stories) - [Growing Up](https://sarahralph.com/stories/tag/growing-up) - [Stutter](https://sarahralph.com/stories/tag/stutter) [![sink](https://sarahralph.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/dingy%20bathroom%20sink%20with%20shaving%20residue.jpeg?height=500&name=dingy%20bathroom%20sink%20with%20shaving%20residue.jpeg)](https://sarahralph.com/stories/mustache) ## [Mustache](https://sarahralph.com/stories/mustache) Feb 2, 2025 11:59:04 AM Dave had black wiry hair combed down with an equally coarse brush. The bristles, matted down over years of use, now keeled over, like saplings after a wind storm. [Read more >](https://sarahralph.com/stories/mustache) [![](https://sarahralph.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(7).png?height=500&name=Untitled%20design%20(7).png)](https://sarahralph.com/stories/shiny-object-syndrome) ## [Shiny-object syndrome.](https://sarahralph.com/stories/shiny-object-syndrome) Apr 10, 2024 3:49:19 PM “Alexa, add camera drone to Christmas List.” [Read more >](https://sarahralph.com/stories/shiny-object-syndrome) [![Letter](https://sarahralph.com/hs-fs/hubfs/towfiqu-barbhuiya-6FpGIdn45_A-unsplash.jpg?height=500&name=towfiqu-barbhuiya-6FpGIdn45_A-unsplash.jpg)](https://sarahralph.com/stories/the-letter) ## [The Letter](https://sarahralph.com/stories/the-letter) Feb 13, 2024 3:55:06 PM Who, in their right mind, likes getting mail? From my experience, mail is just another form of debt... 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[Read more >](https://sarahralph.com/stories/i-have-a-st-st-stutter) [![music note](https://sarahralph.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mathew-schwartz-E1n-5Emx38M-unsplash.jpg?height=500&name=mathew-schwartz-E1n-5Emx38M-unsplash.jpg)](https://sarahralph.com/stories/that-time-oprah-denied-me-a-walk-through-my-musical-history) ## [That time Oprah denied me – A walk through my musical history.](https://sarahralph.com/stories/that-time-oprah-denied-me-a-walk-through-my-musical-history) Feb 13, 2024 2:18:15 PM Look, I’m not claiming to be normal. Why would I feel the need to document these stories of my life... [Read more >](https://sarahralph.com/stories/that-time-oprah-denied-me-a-walk-through-my-musical-history) [![](https://sarahralph.com/hs-fs/hubfs/romina-farias-B5LZDN_t_fc-unsplash.jpg?height=500&name=romina-farias-B5LZDN_t_fc-unsplash.jpg)](https://sarahralph.com/stories/whats-your-favorite-perfume-mines-tiger-balm-) ## [What’s your favorite perfume? Mine’s Tiger Balm…](https://sarahralph.com/stories/whats-your-favorite-perfume-mines-tiger-balm-) Feb 13, 2024 2:03:21 PM As I roll out of bed, carefully using the palms of my hands and not my back to lift myself up, the... [Read more >](https://sarahralph.com/stories/whats-your-favorite-perfume-mines-tiger-balm-) [![classroom](https://sarahralph.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mche-lee-PC91Jm1DlWA-unsplash.jpg?height=500&name=mche-lee-PC91Jm1DlWA-unsplash.jpg)](https://sarahralph.com/stories/meet-the-teacher-night-a-stutterers-nightmare) ## [Meet the Teacher Night – A Stutterers Nightmare](https://sarahralph.com/stories/meet-the-teacher-night-a-stutterers-nightmare) Jan 22, 2024 12:49:20 PM I took a personality test once that deemed me an extroverted-introvert. However, it didn’t... 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