It’s Lonely As the Daughter of a Narcissistic Mother
You hear a lot about being mothered during your mothering season . . . Calling your mom throughout the day…
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You hear a lot about being mothered during your mothering season . . . Calling your mom throughout the day…
Continue ReadingThey say the brain rewires itself to accommodate for losing one or more senses. A blind person develops great hearing,…
Continue ReadingMy mom was never, ever without a cup of Lipton's tea. Like a dear friend, it held her hand, kept…
Continue Reading“The kids are spending the night at Grandma’s, and I’m eyeballs deep in Fritos while catching up on all my…
Continue ReadingI don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…
Continue ReadingI remember the puppet shows so vividly. The stage curtain was always the same old, red-checked, woolen blanket strung roughly…
Continue ReadingMemory ghosts dance in the periphery of my mind. Even though three weeks have passed since I dropped her off—my…
Continue ReadingThe first time I ever cooked Thanksgiving dinner on my own, my mom was several hundred miles away. I was…
Continue ReadingI have always been one of those people who want to do something: take a class in documentary filmmaking, make…
Continue ReadingI have about 40 or more saved voicemail messages in my phone from my mom and dad, (mostly my mom…
Continue ReadingTapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…
Continue ReadingWhat makes a great mom? Many things. But the ability to say these six, simple, beautiful words is definitely part…
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