When I first read Donna's Cancer Story, about 2 and a half years ago, I hadn't yet met Sheila (aka Mary Tyler Mom). I hadn't yet had babies. I wasn't pregnant, but longed to be so badly. I was facing a life without being able to get pregnant due to infertility. I had a child …
You are Our People – An Ode to Our Magical Nanny
Each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, when we are up in the morning, ready to play play play, you swoop in with your magic bag and your gentle voice and your smile that lights up the whole block. We are sad to see Mommy and Daddy go, but we know we are absolutely safe with you …
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On Being Completely and Utterly Sad
Everybody wants you to STOP BEING SAD. Get happy! Smile! Screw that. If I need to feel sad, I feel sad, because in order to truly feel happy, I need the darkness. I'm just sad today. And that is OK. This sadness defies logic. It needs no real reason to creep in and take over …
Too Sober For This 