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Afghanistan and Vietnam

I have had to take a break from the news. The fall of Afghanistan reminds me of the fall of Saigon. And it reminds me of my first suicide call. And it also reminds me of my bio mom and the second to last time I turned to her for comfort. It was a hotContinue reading “Afghanistan and Vietnam”

Freedom

Everything I move upstairs feels like freedom. I am, slowly, moving Anna’s boxes out and second handing a ton of my things. My bio mom was the only neat hoarder I have ever know. I sold her house (and got taken) quickly after she passed. I threw stuff in boxes and moved it and thenContinue reading “Freedom”

Grandmas

We upgraded our internet so I can talk to my grandkids and blog. That related back to my babies, too. I want to be able to make money blogging so I can have a job that travels with me. I want to be part of their lives. I love my family by love and wantContinue reading “Grandmas”

Mom by Love

Yesterday, I arrived at my mom’s apartment complex and found her in a medical emergency. She is 90 and not my biological mom but she is the women who healed so many wounds from my biological mom. I love her with my whole heart. ❤️ She has been in my life for the last 15Continue reading “Mom by Love”