I posted this on Medium. I was written during my time at Hardees. I was dealing with life after the divorce. You can hear in the words how much my heart was weary and I needed to remind myself that things would get better if I just kept going. It was written a few days…More
Tag Archives: Parenting
Reblog: Handle with Care
I sometimes take a picture of you because you’re just so adorable and amazing and beautiful. And sometimes I catch a hint of fragility in what the camera catches. Other times I see huge heaping mounds of it. Giant reserves of delicate. Like you’re a crystal chandelier in the shape of my beautiful boy. And…More
Day 14 of NaBloPoMo: Will he ever know.
Will he ever know how much I love him. Will he ever know how much I cared. When I laid him against my chest and he fell asleep. It was the sweetest feeling in the world. The day I looked at the test I was excited and scared. I…More
Day 4 of NaBloPoMo: That free feeling.
I have forgotten what it is like to be cared for. It seems I am the one that cares for everyone. I am trying not to feel guilty when I wonder, “What about me?” When we moved my son’s father wanted all his stuff to be unpacked first. His reason was because he would…More
Short Note about Dreams.
This week has been a long one. I really missed my son. I have had more nightmares than usual. Sometimes I can shake them off and fall back asleep. Then there are times I am wide awake for hours until sleep comes to me. I try to remember that I am in safe place where…More
