I used to believe that once I became a mom, I’d be a full-fledged adult. If I’m in charge of raising other human beings, I should be done growing up myself, right? Wrong. ⠀⠀ Apparently, life-long learning is a thing & some of us are slow learners… meaning we wrestle with the same bullshit over […]
Mom Used to Say Monday: The Burden of Responsibility is Gone
Sprawled out on my extra-long twin bed, phone cord stretched to the limit, I mustered up the courage to ask the question that’d been swimming in my head for months. “Why do you think we get along so well now? I mean, we never got along before I moved out. What’s changed?” “I think you […]
Losing My Mom ~ What I Thought I Knew
I used to joke with my mom that our family was actually a coven of vampires. My paternal grandfather died at the age of 91. Followed by my maternal grandfather at 93. My Paternal grandmother was next at 95. Lastly, my maternal grandmother, 16 days shy of her 99th birthday. At the rate we were going, […]