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We had carefully considered so many things, determined to get this decision as right as we could. Carefully, and knowing the decision we might be landing on wouldn’t make sense to some and may even look foolish to others. We made lists, did research, met with people, sent emails and left voicemails, just trying to […]
That day that you definitely need to get your cries out in advance of arrived today. Since I forgot to process my happy-grief beforehand, the gravity is heavier than I wanted. Twelve transient years of progress complete, with the last one being a weave of underwhelm and disappointment; but I will look back and remember […]
I knew it was bad when I woke up on a Tuesday feeling like it should be Friday. The events of the previous four days (or maybe four months!) had left me feeling like the dead clothes dryer I just took my wet clothes out of, with little steam left to finish the job. As […]
I winced as I watched my son’s cleats sneak off the bag edging toward second base. I knew the third bandage in as many days was about to be scraped off the raw sliding wound again. My outer thigh practically burned as I imagined it. His default urge to attempt the steal would override his […]
I think back on the first couple of weeks at my first real job after I graduated twenty-one years ago. I remember being nervous but excited and ready to go in there, look important and show them, even if I had to pretend, that I was equipped and ready to not just do my job but to do it exceptionally well and get noticed. I wanted to be seen as the “you’re gonna get great service and instruction right here” girl.
