Category: growing older

We Are Mostly

  1. Reactive more than determined
  2. Angry more than peaceful
  3. Tired more than energetic
  4. Languishing more than active
  5. Confused more than clear
  6. Lonely more than secure
  7. Guarded more than open
  8. Sluggish more than hungry
  9. Regretful more than hopeful
  10. Static more than mobile

Labels I Wear

  1. Mom
  2. Bereaved Mom
  3. Wife
  4. Writer
  5. Sister
  6. Aunt
  7. Friend
  8. Great Aunt
  9. Breast Cancer Survivor
  10. Consumer

Growing Pains

Yesterday you held my hand, now you hold your phone.

You drew me pictures, now you send emojis. You never left my side, now you rarely leave your room. You wore clothes with characters, now you wear labels. You played make-believe, now you play Fortnite. You checked for loose teeth, now you check Snapchat. You hid from thunder, now you barely shudder.

Yesterday I was your world, now the world is yours.

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More Adult Injuries

  1. Got out of SUV wrong
  2. Wore heels
  3. Moved furniture
  4. Tried yoga
  5. Ate something spicy
  6. Licked envelope
  7. Sat in bleachers too long
  8. Stepped on Lego
  9. Yawned too big
  10. Bent down then tried to get up

Adult Injuries

  1. bandaid-trandsparentSneezed too hard
  2. Slept wrong
  3. Got up too fast
  4. Ate cheese
  5. Shoveled snow
  6. Tried to read without my glasses
  7. Reached for something
  8. Opened plastic toy packaging
  9. Shaved legs
  10. Snored

When I Wasn’t Looking

  1. My hair started graying
  2. My son stopped watching cartoons.
  3. My son started using words like “actually” and “ludicrous.”
  4. My joints started creaking.
  5. My clothes stopped fitting right. 
  6. My eyes got worse.
  7. My son started making his own breakfast.
  8. My son started putting himself to sleep at night.
  9. My son stopped being afraid of thunder.
  10. My soul got calmer.

Phrases I Hate

  1. Thanks for sharing
  2. Cancer journey
  3. Thoughts and prayers
  4. Is there anything I can do?
  5. Checking in
  6. You’re smarter than you look
  7. You’re not that fat
  8. You look the same/You never change
  9. I’ll pray for you
  10. Everything happens for a reason