Each first reopens the wound. It might be picking at the edges of the scab; just enough to satisfy the itch and prickle the nerves, or it to rip it right off entirely exposing the raw new flesh encircling the deep gaping hole in the middle.
I silently hoped my children would grow to be as resilient. It has never crossed my mind they won’t need to be.
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Perspective shuffles, per photo
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I know just enough of the great wide world to see I’ve seen quite little. I have met so many people of different types but still, small a sample. I’ve lived broadly enough to understand how narrow my experience. Traveling expands the eyes, the mind, and the heart – Infinitely open. This is #Day18 of…
Suddenly we were back to our very early days. My girl, who never wanted to sleep in her crib alone, and me, who just needed her to sleep so I could sleep too.
Thanks to this self-portrait he drew a few weeks back, my husband and I learned our son wants to be a police officer when he grows up. When asked why, he launched excitedly into an elaborate answer involving how he wants to catch bad guys using his excellent karate moves, how he will protect those…
Motherhood clockworks: the balanced pendulum swings in constant motion. Tug the weights too much – pendulum energy shifts – wrecking ball mood swings. Inspired by all the mothers we celebrate this month, the amazing women of Mommitment, as well as this week’s prompt from Haiku Horizons.
Last night my train of thought stopped on a memory from the Leap Day before last. Which is, of course, eight long years ago. Back then I was a thirty-something working woman. A daily commuter. A regular smoker. Just a few of the ways it was a different life entirely. While I am profoundly happy…
I slid into a tube, on my knees, draped over a barrel. With my head tucked in, arms stretched ahead Super Girl style, my hooters hung out like socks on a clothesline. Headphones in place, I closed my eyes & tried to melt into the techno beat of an MRI machine. Just before this…
All I wanted to have was 5 minutes of peace. I figured I’d run out to the laundry room & empty the dryers quickly & more importantly, ALONE. As I’m getting the laundry out of the dryer. Girl pops her head around the corner & asks to help. Ok, fine… Thank you. Then Boy…
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