And why should she? — She trusts no one. Why should she? It began when she was two. When she watched her father strike her mother Sending a miscarriage that would bring an ambulance and take her to her first Adventure in foster care Her grandparents, meaning well sent her back to her parents who were…

And the last one started at age 70! — I went to a funeral today for an acquaintance, or maybe he would be called a friend. Sometimes I am not sure what makes the difference. A man I have known for a couple of years. We exchanged pleasantries in the “talking lot” as the marina parking lot is called…

Or Less — We had a rule when our kids were young that if we weren’t with them and they had an accident anything less than seven stitches was not worth bothering us for. …

Being human and loving others brings both laughter and pain — Stress can do strange things to your brain. I am living under a fog at present. Being forgetful. Eating strangely. One of my children is very ill, in the throes of addiction. It is at times overwhelming my emotional state. The other day I ate two plates of leftover Chinese…

The best form of birth control for teens — She put the baby in the trunk. It had been crying but it had stopped. Thank God. That thing was so annoying. Miranda slung her gym bag over her shoulder, locked the car, and stomped across the parking lot. Martha and Joe had been about to go into the grocery…

At the strip mall with the three shops — The store was in a tiny strip mall flanked by a cannabis retailer and a bakery. It suggested “Exciting Adventures” awaited those who entered its doors. How inspiring. It was my first time entering such an establishment. I parked so that it could be perceived I was just planning to…

Perhaps to see if God still smites me in the present — I was thinking of going to church on Sunday. I’ve got my own set of troubles right now and although I thought I was being smitten by a God in the past, I was seeking something in the present. I was raised Anglican. When I was young we used The…

It seems so… — Normally I am not afraid to walk alone. I am good about avoiding places that might be dodgy. There are certain streets I would not pass through at night time, or when it is dark. I am a reasonably careful person. I walked through a park the other day. Sometimes…

How will we ever know — One of the worst things anyone ever said to me was to ask if I ever wondered if the children who joined us by adoption would have been better off if we hadn’t adopted them. Yes, of course, I had wondered that. Like most mothers, I judged myself. I questioned…