Tag Archives: Childhood memories
Forever Intertwined
My first friends were my cousins and siblings. After eating early family dinners, we spent many Sunday evenings sprawled across our grandparents’ bed. We lay sated, entranced by the television, our limbs crossing limbs, our heads lying on each other’s … Continue reading
Sweet Memories
A dad was making dinner for his family. In the middle of stirring, he remembered how his mom would set tiny bowls of candy next to their dinner plates- before it was even dessert time and how it made those … Continue reading
No Need to Be Anyone Else
After I fell down the stairs as a toddler, I became very timid. Hoping to expand my comfort zone, my parents signed me up for a baby gymnastics class, enlisting my grandfather to take me. Week after week, he sat … Continue reading
Object of Affection
My cast-iron pans remind me of my grandmother. She used them for all her cooking, and I like to think they were the secret to all her good meals. They were the first thing I bought for my own kitchen … Continue reading
Peaceful Giving
Make peace with purging old gifts: First, re-experience the joy. The giver felt joy when they bought the gift for you, and you experienced joy when you received it. But you don’t have to keep holding on to the things … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 