Tag Archives: emotional development

A Pal

Posted on September 30, 2022 by msw blog

“Good luck with everything, pal.” That was the final text from the man I thought would be my final love. Five words bent into a flint dagger. My eyes welled and my lips blubbered; sweat soaked through my shirt. Opened … Continue reading →

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Walking Beside Me

Posted on September 30, 2022 by msw blog

His freshman year of high school, my brother, Fred, walked out into a Massachusetts snowstorm with no shoes on. Tensions were too high at home for him to consider footwear. I ran after him with a pair of sports slides. … Continue reading →

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Ways to Stay Calm

Posted on September 20, 2022 by msw blog

Get that worrisome “thing” checked out You know, that mole, pain, or bump you tell yourself is nothing (you’re probably right!) but that you’re not 100% sure about. Such things can gnaw at you, and research tells us uncertainty is … Continue reading →

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From Mother to Mother

Posted on September 18, 2022 by msw blog

Nothing makes you want to be mothered quite so much as becoming a mother yourself. I felt like a scared child, utterly lost, responsible for nurturing a life while feeling entirely unqualified to do so. But my mother filled my … Continue reading →

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Caribbean

Posted on August 26, 2022 by msw blog

There is something to attractive in the Caribbean. But I don’t see it from the hotels. I find it in the streets. I see a hint of what Black life could be like if it were not tampered with. I … Continue reading →

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