“How would you like to get your feet wet?” That was how the social worker began a phone call on March 24th that changed my…
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When we happened to bump into a group of new acquaintances a few months ago, I could feel Jane tugging at my hand, wiggling with…
A “love squeeze” is what my mom called a hand squeeze that means “I love you.” Love squeezes are especially useful during car rides, the…
It was one week before summer vacation, three days after a dear friend’s funeral, seven months and one week after Christina and Jane moved in…
I pressed my back against the bathroom door as he flailed against me, then threw himself against the tub. He said he hated me. He…
Today, I took my daughters to a park near our house. It was crowded with other families. While we were playing, I noticed a grandmother…