Six Months to Numb Your Senses. {poetry}
It wasn’t easy, but six months on, I can safely say that I can now think of my father without the tears rolling uncontrollably.
Browsing Tag:
mom
How to Know You’re Raising a Cosmic Child.
Allow yourself to fall down, down, down into the world of your sensitive child. They come with stories to tell. They come with gifts to bear.
Seeing Mom Through the Eyes of My Daughter.
In shock, I glanced at her and took a sip of my wine. “Thank you for apologizing, Mom. But I’ve already forgiven you.” And it was true. I had forgiven her.
Jeanious: She Was a Good Mom Because She Loved Us.
Grief and fury scoured her throat. “Don’t you understand? She was a good mom because she loved us, not because she never wanted anything else in her life!"
The Only Way out Is Through, but Sometimes It Isn’t: Part Two.
After my divorce, I'd returned home. Like an abused dog, with my tail between my legs. Swapped out a broken heart for the abuse I was more familiar with.
The Only Way Out Is Through, But Sometimes It Isn’t: Part One.
Sometimes, the only way out is away. I didn't know that yet... Stories have happy endings. Mine would, wouldn’t it?
Happily Never After.
She’ll never know the pain that I went through, and I hope she never does. I’m still coping with it -- slowly accepting one sacrifice from her at a time.
When Devastation Meets Joy.
I noticed an effervescent undercurrent that accompanied my panic and first trimester symptoms: a quiet, stabilizing joy. This has continued to expand within me throughout my pregnancy, outpacing even the growth of my belly, like a protective aura.
It’s Not You, It’s Me.
I hope you can stop and see that this isn’t your fault, but rather a culmination of experiences and life choices that led me (us) to this moment.
Oh, You’re Just A Stay-At-Home Mom.
I’m not slamming working mothers -- I would not want to bring a fellow sister down for her choices in her life, much as I would like the same respect -- but it is important to me to be there with them for the day-in and day-out life that makes up the fabric of their childhoods.