Tag Archive: kindness

The Time I Went To The Store With Nothing And Came Out With Something I’d Forgotten All About

Nothingness. The harder I try the further it goes. When sometimes the faucet is turned all the way up and thoughts come flooding out, the tides turn and the well dries up, and… Continue reading

I Used To Steal Your Husbands: A View Of The World We Are Leaving To Them

I used to Steal Your Husbands And I didn’t care. I used to steal your boyfriends too. Your sons and uncles, friends and fathers. And I never thought twice about how you felt.… Continue reading

The Broken Teacher: Bullying From The One You’d Least Expect

Last week my second born, Monkey, came home from school deflated, again. I saw the pain in his eyes as he quietly told what had transpired. I listened as my heart grew heavy, and while he recounted his… Continue reading

Stand Up

Life knocks you down. It knocks me down too. It comes out of nowhere and packs a punch, leaving us stunned and dizzy with confusion. It comes and sweeps our legs out from… Continue reading

Bruised but Delicious

How many times have I said this to my five year old son about a banana or an apple? That fruit is no less delicious because it has endured some bumps and bruises… Continue reading

An open letter to my Sister: Give up. You’re not the favorite.

Dear Sister, It has been a long time coming to sit down and write this letter to you. It’s a difficult one to write, and I imagine, may be equally difficult to receive.… Continue reading

An open letter to my Sister: Give up. You’re not the favorite.

Dear Sister, It has been a long time coming to sit down and write this letter to you. Its a difficult one to write, and I imagine, may be equally difficult to receive.… Continue reading