by Jill Davis | Jan 4, 2011 | Blog, Life
This January I am truly starting my life as a new person. Or as my old self. In December I received legal permission to change my name from Packard to Davis. Davis is my maiden name. The name I was given at birth. When I introduce myself to people I have met in...
by Jill Davis | Dec 6, 2010 | Ask Jill Davis
Q: I am in the middle of a family “feud”. My elderly father has created an uncomfortable dynamic in the family. He calls each of us and seems to want to agitate us and create conflict between the siblings. It’s like he wants us to talk only to him and not to each...
by Jill Davis | Dec 12, 2009 | Ask Jill Davis, Blog, Life
I recently had a coffee with a used to be friend from High School. We were that kind of friend that connected deeply for a short time and then lost track, so it’s been almost 30 years since we’ve spoken. The same thing happened again, when we met for...
by Jill Davis | Dec 9, 2009 | Blog, Parenting
How did this happen? My baby is not only 23 but is about ready to graduate from college. A feat I never managed to accomplish. I know, this is very cliche but cliches all have a grain of truth. When we first brought him home from the hospital and laid him in his crib...