We moved. We vaguely imagined a new way of life for our family, packed up our memories in the form of things, and drove a long distance. Our boxed memories have been unpacked, but our old rhythms remain enclosed in our muscles. We've been here for just about eight weeks now and if I'm honest, … Continue reading the windy road to the windy city
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pending
Every week, one of my professors asks us to write a reflection on the past week and send it to her. This past week was a particularly unsettling week, and I wrote that I felt like I am pending. I have been feeling like this for some time, which leads me to think that this … Continue reading pending
tic
One of my boys has a tic. It comes and goes. We don't know where it comes from, how it arrives, when it leaves, what makes it go into overdrive. All I know is that it is pushing every one of my mom-who-works-with-children insecurity buttons. His tic has evolved a bit…when he was younger it … Continue reading tic