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Oct. 25, 2023 | romper.com
Leave Your Kids Before They Leave You
Creating a separate existence for myself was a gradual process, and it started with opening my marriage.
Sometime in late August, I hovered over the shoulder of my youngest child as he navigated the housing portal of his new college. When he clicked on a move-in date, I said what you’d expect a soon-to-be empty nester to say. Something along the lines of, “I guess I’ve only got you for a couple more weeks,” complete with a dejected sigh and funereal undertones.
Jan. 13, 2021 | motherwellmag.com
This is what happened when my husband wouldn’t do the dishes
On FaceTime, my friend Rebecca tells me she can’t go back to her kitchen. Maybe tomorrow. But not tonight. She’s already done the dishes 810 times since the pandemic began. Number 811 will push her over the edge. I get it.
Almost 20 years ago, Rebecca and I ran a group for middle-school girls, helping them to…Wait, what are we helping them to do? Rebecca asked me as we made our promotional brochure. Become strong, self-actualized women! I shouted, and we both fell over in spasms of laughter.