I reassured the girls constantly that we could talk on the phone, see each other every week, have sleepovers each month. We will see each other all the time, I said. Not everyday, they said.
Tag: hope
The Journey Home
Four years ago, our local GP delivered some shocking news… He told me that my children had chicken pox. Drink plenty of fluids. Take some Panadol. Stay home. Come back in a week. I called my mother and I wept. At the time, I was twenty-five with five kids under the age of five. I… Continue reading The Journey Home
An essay in response to small talk
“How are you going?” Do you know how to respond to this question? Sometimes this question transforms me into a dim-witted, bumbling oaf as I stumble for an adequate response, blurting out punctuated remarks like “Good! Hot!”, “Busy! Tired.” Or the classic “O-K…”which starts out with a high pitched squeak and fades into an uncertain… Continue reading An essay in response to small talk
Famiversary #3
Three years have passed since Miss A and Miss L joined our family as wild young girls fresh out of their latest foster placement. Our third “famiversary” passed without much of a fuss. So much has been happening, and my emotional well-being has not been consistently good. I shall start with the exciting news for… Continue reading Famiversary #3
24. Open Heart Surgery
I see it a few times a week. An article popping up on the Facebook newsfeed from a Fostering page I follow. The articles are about foster carers, ex-foster kids, adoption, government processes…and in each blurb, the hashtag “openyourheart”. Each time I see this hashtag, my heart withers a little. Because I opened my heart.… Continue reading 24. Open Heart Surgery
22. Somebody who once was here
Content warning: this entry discusses suicide and grief. Please contact Lifeline (13 11 14) if you are ever in need of crisis support. Please don’t say you are “OK” if you are not OK. A year has passed since we lost Amy. Normally I do not refer to people by their real names in… Continue reading 22. Somebody who once was here
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