Posts Tagged ‘mom’

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat to write here, and have written a few sentences, only to close the page because I didn’t know what to say or how to finish it.
Dad and Tyler are moving to Missouri.  My dad’s parents (aka my grandparents) live there, and Tyler was open to the [...]


peanuts.

06Jul08

In one minute, by the time I finish this, it will be Mom’s birthday.  July 7, 1966.  She’d be 42.
I’ve been having a hard time with life lately.  I’ve been spending a lot of time alone.  I don’t know where my friends are.  I’m not even sure I know who my friends are anymore either.  [...]


threads.

22Jun08

I’m the worst sort of blogger – the sort that doesn’t actually blog.  I know all ten of you must be terribly upset with me.  I apologize.
I started reading “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” by Dave Eggers today.  I’m doing this, because I like to read and I finished “Amerika” by Kafka last week. [...]


three.

21Apr08

3 months. Very weird.


outlook.

12Mar08

In basing most of my judgements over the last 22 years, I’ve always considered what my parents (more importantly:  my mom), would think of my decisions.  It didn’t matter if they would or could ever find out about anything I did, but almost always I would only do things that I thought they’d approve of.
But [...]


mom.

05Feb08

I thought this would be easier 2700 miles away.  Away from all the reminders.  But it’s not.  I’m having a hard time.  I miss you.


mom.

21Jan08

I awoke to a phone call at 4:30am this morning. It was my dad informing me that my mom had died last night. I’m now in Pennsylvania. I don’t know when I’ll be back in California. I don’t know when I’ll be updating this thing again.
I appreciate your patience.


mom.

16Jan08

I received a call from my dad yesterday evening, around 630. I was still at work, but he was up far past his normally scheduled bedtime (he’s on the east coast, and I’m on the west). He was just calling in to check on me, as he tends to do every few weeks. [...]