Raising twins and staying sober 24 hours at a time.
When do we lose the courage to speak out about what we need? What's right and wrong? At what point do we become complicit? When do we stop asking for help for fear of perceived weakness? When do we lose the ability to speak our truth without fear of repercussion? When do we stop honoring and …
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There's this sick game I play and maybe you do it too. It's probably mostly alcoholics like me who can spot a bottle a mile away. Like a twisted game of booze bingo. And then I make up stories of the people who left them there. The discarded. The self medication aftermath. Is there a reason …
I had a conversation at preschool drop-off this morning about pregnancy and delivery. We have these conversations a lot lately because our favorite preschool teacher is pregnant with her first baby. As is warranted, she's scared and excited and feeling all the feelings we all do as her delivery date approaches. She said that her …
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