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Anew Embrace for Mom
For months, I have befriended silence. From writing. Exterior noises have been consuming. The replaying of past conversations…followed by… “ if only I had..” Insinuated judgements of my choice to share my stories. Chronic guilt or regret I ruminate over of unintended mistakes I have made that have hurt loved ones. Intentions don’t matter when…
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“Hey Mom? Mom. Mommy?”
I never thought of it as “parental kidnapping” until my therapist used those words almost three years ago. It sounded so vicious and unlawful. When I was three years old, my father took my sister, who was two, and me, and we never saw or met our mother again until I was 19. This was…
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Waiting Forsakes Joy
If you were certain you had 20 years for this life as you know it….what would be your hopes and plans within your control ? It almost feels like a “what if I won the lottery question doesn’t it? No day is promised. Next Christmas, next summer, next year may not fruition. “Make each day…



