Investment
Have I given up my identity for these children? Have I used up my best years and thrown away my time just to hold and snuggle babies? Have I made my children the center of my universe?
Parenting
My Mother’s Love
When I was a little girl I would wish for my mother, but she was always shrouded in mystery. I used to wonder if it …
Dream Come True
I first met my children on the sunny shores of the beach I had created in my dream. I’d fallen asleep for a late-pregnancy nap, …
Promise Of A Lifetime
When I was a little girl I told my great grandmother, who helped take care of me, that someday I would clean her house like …
Skin And Bones
He is nothing but skin and bones, mixed with an unhealthy dose of anger. His frustration and depression is intensified by his chronic illness. My …
Queer Beads
My daughter makes a necklace for me using the beads I’ve laid out for her. She wants to follow a pattern. Like me, she excels …
Soft Play Dough
The table has dried up bits of homemade play dough still on it from last night. Apparently I didn’t do a thorough job cleaning up …
Thrift Shop Skirt
I showed my husband the skirt on the rack, curious to see if his reaction to it would mirror mine. He was shocked and disgusted, …
Paned Glass
When I was 17 I put my arm through a window, broke the paned glass and sliced my wrist open. They told me I was …