I admire my momma for the life she built for us, even as I question how to honor her love without making her total sacrifice my only blueprint for motherhood.
Tag: musings
Scarcity Theater: What Was Never Mine to Fix
There’s a point in grief where reflection curdles into rumination. The what-ifs look like insight, but most of the time they’re just guilt in disguise.
The Thirsty Elephant Problem: Am I Selfish?
Paralysis isn’t solidarity. Being Bothered from a place of safety isn’t the same as doing something useful. Anguish isn’t participation. Collapse isn’t virtue.
Reluctant Scribe: A Job No One Wants You To Do
Every family has a reluctant scribe. If you’re reading this, there’s a chance it’s you. I tried not to be, but my memory’s sticky & my sense of pattern acute.
It’s Your Fault (Mine, Too): Breaking the Wheel
Society often swings between extremes, leaving us dizzy. But what if we broke the cycle and held ourselves accountable for the future we create?
Messy Memoir: Mistrusting Memories
The hardest part of memoir writing isn’t the telling, but the fear of being judged. It’s a struggle to balance vulnerability with the risk of rejection.
The Opportunist Olympics: Who’s Taking Gold?
The 2024 Summer Olympics are over. It got me thinking: What if there was a contest to determine the least impressive individual among us?
Pre-departure musings on Ireland
This is not a normal time in my life—it is a fleeting period where I exist in a self-imposed limbo-state before my life truly begins. In less than three weeks, the world—and my place in it—will change.