My husband suggested this title when I told him that I hadn’t been blogging because I was too angry at “everything” to write anything “nice”. His idea made me laugh so I decided I actually would write a blog with that title.
In my lofty dreams of who I am as a person, I am […]
My daughter is apparently getting out of jail soon on probation. Normally that would be cause for celebration however I am furious with her. Not just peeved…teeth grinding, smoke coming from my ears, eyes shooting flames angry with her. Instead of using her time in jail (jailed since April 2016, sentenced since August) to […]
A week ago, my oldest son, 28, proposed to his girlfriend. In our family, metaphorical fireworks are going off in dazzling displays of pattern and color. My husband and I…and our extended family…absolutely adore this young woman and her family feels the same about our son. We are going to have a wedding in […]
My husband and I sat in the courtroom today while my daughter was sentenced. I feel relieved that the 3 months of waiting is over (from arrest to sentencing). I feel like crying except I am on a plane right now. I feel like throwing up. I also feel that the judge was fair […]
My siblings, their spouses and kids came in from various locations around the country and gathered in my hometown over Memorial Day weekend. The reason for our reunion was to conduct a family graveside service for our Mom and inter her ashes with our Dad who passed away a decade ago.
We all wanted to […]
Too often these last few weeks, my thoughts have meandered away from the task at hand and flitted towards wondering how long it will take the authorities to find my errant daughter. Last Friday though, my first thought as I woke was of my son; my eldest child. On that day 28 years ago, […]
I have thought that I would have a pretty good idea of the kinds of trouble my daughter has likely to have gotten into in the 2 years since she left our state. I have recently been brought “up to speed” by someone who has known her for much of that time. She […]
Last month, in mid-January, my daughter delivered a third baby girl out of wedlock. I got to hold this new baby two days after she was born and despite the circumstances, fell head over heels in love with her.
The couple that adopted my daughter’s second baby is adopting this new baby however because […]
Tomorrow, the day after Labor Day, may be a day my daughter remembers forever as the day her life painfully, irretrievably altered. Or not. My daughter has a court date tomorrow. As this is her third court case, I expect that the consequences this time could be severe. On the other hand, she has […]
The photo above, taken by Children’s photographer Anna Bricova, beautifully captures the precious innocence of a newborn baby and the delightful pink gauzy anticipation first time parents have of looking ahead to raising their new daughter, whether through birth or by adoption. I remember gazing in wonder at my 4 month old daughter as […]
