I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Then I did what I always do with children: I gave her my best smile. I may have looked a bit mad, but it came from my heart. Thatis a habit I formed long ago when I became a mother. It started with my first child, in that unforgettable, ...
Narcissistic. But the most painful part Has been this new Envy. Watching other people Blast off in a Straight line toward More money, Bigger houses, Better careers– Or at least it looks that way in Facebook-land. The envy is Literally Physically Painful. It hurts In my chest and my gut...
Of periodic, international separation From my little boy, Feels abnormal from my Low-boil heartbreak perspective. But I know it’s actually not. Parents and children Are separated in our world All the time, And they always have been. Whether through Wartime chaos, Arbitrary national boundaries, ...