Parenting
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Mommy’s Got Feelings Too
That night you woke up, afraid, looking for the comfort of your dad. He wasn’t there, and wouldn’t be for night terrors. You cried, twice the tears. I held you tight, rocked you back to sleep. Afterwards, I lay alone, in my room. Crying tears for your pain and mine. Darkness, the only thing embracing Continue reading
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Relics
Tonight, I walked through the apartment, attempting to put O— to sleep. The the only light, the glow of the streetlights creeping in through curtains not fully closed. I took inventory of the place – a dizzying mess. So much evidence of children, and disconnect. One day, I thought, he won’t actually live here, sharing Continue reading
Musings of a Divorcee 