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Happy Birthday, Mom

Happy Birthday, Mom

I love her. I love her in that deep, childlike way that never goes away, no matter how grown you are.And I don’t want her to die.There. I said it.

Happy Birthday, Mom

I love her. I love her in that deep, childlike way that never goes away, no matter how grown you are.And I don’t want her to die.There. I said it.

Rural vs Urban Living: Finding Your Perfect Place

Rural vs Urban Living: Finding Your Perfect Place

The choice between rural and urban living represents one of life's most fundamental decisions about how we want to experience our daily existence. Each lifestyle offers distinct advantages and challenges...

Rural vs Urban Living: Finding Your Perfect Place

The choice between rural and urban living represents one of life's most fundamental decisions about how we want to experience our daily existence. Each lifestyle offers distinct advantages and challenges...

When Your Narcissistic Parent Has Terminal Cancer: What's Real, What's Performance?

When Your Narcissistic Parent Has Terminal Canc...

For thirty-three years, I've been the supporting actor in my mother's one-woman show. Every conversation somehow circles back to her. Every family gathering becomes her stage. Every crisis—mine, my child's,...

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When Your Narcissistic Parent Has Terminal Canc...

For thirty-three years, I've been the supporting actor in my mother's one-woman show. Every conversation somehow circles back to her. Every family gathering becomes her stage. Every crisis—mine, my child's,...

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Learning to Say No: My Journey with Boundaries

Learning to Say No: My Journey with Boundaries

It sounds simple, doesn’t it? Just speak up. Just say no. Just put yourself first. But when you’ve been conditioned to believe your worth is tied to how useful, helpful,...

Learning to Say No: My Journey with Boundaries

It sounds simple, doesn’t it? Just speak up. Just say no. Just put yourself first. But when you’ve been conditioned to believe your worth is tied to how useful, helpful,...

My Mom, My Heart: Facing Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer After Years of Silence

My Mom, My Heart: Facing Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer...

When my mom was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer, it was like the bottom fell out of the world. She was just 58 — too young, too strong, too...

My Mom, My Heart: Facing Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer...

When my mom was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer, it was like the bottom fell out of the world. She was just 58 — too young, too strong, too...

15 Years Since Tucson High: Remembering What I Forgot

15 Years Since Tucson High: Remembering What I ...

I graduated from Tucson High in 2010, and for most of the past 15 years, it’s felt like a blurry chapter—one I didn’t revisit often. Life happened fast after that....

15 Years Since Tucson High: Remembering What I ...

I graduated from Tucson High in 2010, and for most of the past 15 years, it’s felt like a blurry chapter—one I didn’t revisit often. Life happened fast after that....