I suppose in some ways, my childlessness is a blessing, as I’m not sandwiched between my parents and my children like my sister is. My siblings are…… Read more “parental stress”
Category: family
sisters
One of my biggest regrets from my past time on the infertility rollercoaster is keeping things private from my sister. There were a number of reasons we…… Read more “sisters”
future aunthood
Back a few weeks ago, in the middle of another insomnia fueled fugue, I wrote out this letter to my sister, several pages on the legal pad. About…… Read more “future aunthood”
holiday feeling
Love is overwhelming. It is both what tethers me and what causes me to ascend. I feel lost. I have too many places I call home. Where…… Read more “holiday feeling”
silent screaming
I woke this morning, clasping my hand to my throat. Feeling hoarse, as though I had been screaming all night. In my dream, I was. I was…… Read more “silent screaming”
darlene
My aunt is dead. She was 54, though that doesn’t seem possible to me. She seems so much younger in my mind. I remember meeting her, my…… Read more “darlene”
hello, hello
I sit alone on a Saturday morning, melancholic. A quiet house makes me miss the bustling neighborhood of home. Why, as a grown woman, do I still have…… Read more “hello, hello”
