It’s 11:45 PM on a Tuesday. You’re finally settling into bed, your brain is halfway into sleep mode, and suddenly—ding. A notification pops up. It’s your best friend’s birthday in fifteen minutes. Or worse, it’s that one cousin you haven’t spoken to in three years. You open the messaging app, stare at the blinking cursor, … Read more
I was standing in the card aisle of a local store last Tuesday, staring at a sea of glitter and aggressive cursive fonts. You know the feeling. You pick up a card, read a four-paragraph poem about “the winds of destiny,” and think, This sounds absolutely nothing like how I talk. Sometimes, we try so … Read more
I remember the first time my niece was handed to me. She looked like a tiny, fragile doll with eyes that seemed to wonder why this giant person was staring at her with tears. Fast forward a few years, and that same “fragile doll” is now running the house, choosing her own outfits (which usually … Read more