adulthood
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Another Year
Today is the 11th anniversary of my mom’s death and I’ve been grieving extra hard. In the past, I haven’t used this day to grieve her more than any other day. I haven’t really needed to. For some reason, I woke… Continue reading
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Your Side of My Story
Dear Mom, A couple of months ago, I was gifted a magical book called The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad. You would have absolutely loved this gem of a book, the writer, and most definitely her musician husband. It breaks my… Continue reading
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Unwritten Letters
Dear Mom, Writing these letters to you has its ups and downs. Each week, usually every Sunday, I have terrible writer’s block and can’t come up with a topic to write about. The day I submit, I worry no one… Continue reading
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Finding Solidarity in Community
Dear Mom, I’ve been looking back at previous letters to you as inspiration for this week’s letter and I’ve noticed something interesting. A few months ago, I wrote about my desire to have more human connections in life. I’ve written… Continue reading
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Who’s Watching Us?
Dear Mom, At what age did you feel that you reached adulthood? Like really. Not the dictionary definition of adulthood, which actually says twenty years old is considered the beginning. There is no way I was an adult at twenty. … Continue reading
Sober Letters to Mom 