From the monthly archives:

February 2011

Stop

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Not since he and I were in the hospital together have I spent 24 hours alone with my son.
He was just five weeks old and there was a problem with his breathing. He was making this terrible sound, and his neck and chest were retracting. The doctor wouldn’t let us leave her office until we [...]

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Anticipation

February 21, 2011
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The Sum Of My Parts

February 16, 2011

Once there was a girl.
That girl once stepped off a jetway and into another world. It was terrifying and exhilarating all at once. It was where she learned the fine art of cynicism, where she learned to hide her feelings behind a snappy, sarcastic comeback.
It was where she learned that she was a writer. Into [...]

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Eyes On The Prize

February 9, 2011

The boy was having a hard time sleeping.
He fell asleep hard just minutes after I left his room after tucking him in, which is always a sign that he’s likely to wake up again in an hour or two.
On good nights, nights when he sleeps soundly, he chatters and fidgets his way into slumber. But [...]

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Fever

February 4, 2011

Mom, he says, Mom. Your arm is so hot!
He strokes my forearm. It pokes out from the sleeve of my robe, naked and vulnerable. His little hand is cool against my skin.
I know, baby. Mommy has a fever.
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It’s when I’m low that the doubts come.
The swirl around me in a hectic cloud, making the terra [...]

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