I’m tongue tied about things because I know what I’m seeing is just one side, one perspective, one whatever. And anything I say comes out, quite simply, wrong. I don’t have the words to describe what I’m seeing and feeling. I’ve been trying (this draft has so far taken me three hours and has been […]
Yesterday my little girl turned eight. I feel like I should have something profound to say, some story, but I’m stuck. I’m overwhelmed with how wonderful she is, and with knowing that our relationship has forever been changed by recent events. And with not knowing if I’ll be welcome at future birthday celebrations. I hope […]
We are sitting in the family room watching a movie (Air Force One) and my oldest is laying on the couch and kicking his feet onto the cushion. Right next to me. I’ve asked him to stop, repeatedly. He cannot. I may need to leave the room, because it is making me more than a […]