CONVERSATION WITH MY MOTHER LAST NIGHT ME: So I’ve been working this week on a story about angry women. ME: I’m unnerved how even writing about being an angry woman feels dangerous. And then feeling stupid for being so scared. They’re just words in a story. Mom: Being an angry
My initial plan for Christmas: Take the kids to D.C. for the Smithsonian, fly home, and swing by my parents’ house for 2-3 days TOPS for the actual holiday, as I explained to Middle HERE, if you want all the footnotes and primary sources. Turns out, none of my kids
Little invited herself to my house for Labor Day Weekend. It had that feeling, you know? The one you get when someone is making a trip to tell you something in person. I mean, why else make a 5+ hours drive with a 7 month old in holiday traffic? For
**My dad is a 74ish… maybe he’s a 75-year-old, with dementia diagnosed about six years ago. His symptoms align somewhat with Lewy Body and his scans show vascular problems. From time to time, I keep track of how his symptoms are progressing. In the beginning, I thought doing so would
Q: Where you been, Anne? A: I have been busy trying to pull myself out of my funk. Actual footage of this process: Please enjoy this link to a far better explanation of what my life feels like right now, as written by Catherine Newman: Just. Don’t. Q: Am I