Tag: Adulthood

Why Newborns Are Terrifying

As soon as we opened the door, she became the most fragile thing in our home.

I don’t like that Justin Bieber.

Honestly, kids aren’t the ones who need to pen letters to Santa Claus anyway.

We all rushed to get here. When we did, it was electric bills and frozen waffles.

We were angry over-reactors literally headbutting the walls at the bar. Every glance from a stranger was a reason to defend your honor.

These reminders aren’t just for people with children.

The dates from our lives looked like quotes from science fiction novels dating back centuries.

A passing moment can turn the most normal of us into a weirdo memory for a kid that will last a lifetime

Being tired as a grown up is a sign that you matter. You’ve created a life where you’re needed.

Enlightened as I was, there was nowhere further to go. I had been a horrible person, needed to repent, and that was the end of the story.