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Progress Not Perfection
Dear Mom, Did you ever contemplate your success as a parent? As of a week ago, I would have said it’s my biggest strength. Being a mom, since the very beginning, has been the one part of my life where… Continue reading
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Challenge Accepted
Dear Mom, Have you ever felt like there was something you couldn’t do? Have you ever stopped yourself out of a fear of failure or assumption that it wasn’t achievable? Have you ever done it anyway and surprised yourself? Accomplished… Continue reading
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Flipping the Script
Dear Mom, “It’s exhausting taking care of me.” You wrote that in a journal entry titled A Day in the Life dated 3/21/13. I understand. Maybe not in the same way, but I get it. Your exhaustion was due to… Continue reading
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Beyond The Thread
Dear Mom, Each week when I write these letters to you, I inevitably type numerous sentences that don’t make it to the final draft. The nature of this style of writing, where I pick myself apart, leads to me going… Continue reading
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Finding My Sober Identity
Dear Mom, Today I am starting my letter to you with a story. Stop me if you’ve heard it before. Once upon a time, there was a teenager who had a bit of a drinking problem. On the eve of… Continue reading
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Self-Sabotage, Imposter Syndrome, and Substance Abuse
Dear Mom, For much of my life, I have been truly successful at being mediocre without taking full responsibility. If you could respond right now, you’d probably say I’m not mediocre. I’m wonderful. But really, I could have been much… Continue reading
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Mothers and Daughters
Dear Mom, It’s not lost on me that I waited until after your death to ask you the big questions. That I am actively choosing to ask you because you can’t answer. I realize now that there were many times… Continue reading
Sober Letters to Mom 