At a writing camp when I was 15, a professor told me that when I deeply cared about a subject, it reflected in my writing. But when I was disinterested, the writing became flat. At the time, it felt like a biting criticism of my work. I was ashamed that…
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Martha Stewart has built a storied career spanning decades and mediums. As I look back, I realize maybe I just wanted to be Martha Stewart.
In the water, time washes away. Worries are diluted. There’s just my strong, weightless body and laps that I lose count of.
Maybe we’re all a little John Bender. Acting out to see what happens, pushing back against the rules, insulting everyone and no one.
This is the paradox of parenting. I've raised them to be secure enough to forge their own paths, while I enter my empty nest phase.
The world judges all the time. But perhaps in motherhood failures we are truly finding how to succeed at raising good and healthy kids.