Tag Archives: grown woman
Aging
What are some other superpowers of old age? What are you capable of now that you weren’t in your youth?
Reflections of Aging
When you become a certain age, zero fucks are given. This one line made me so happy because people will be people no matter what you do or who you are. How do you make progress? Keep moving forward. Positively … Continue reading
Badass old lady
People out on the porch, people standing up in the kitchen people in the living room, on the couch, watching tv. She was definitely that grandmother who had the plastic on her couch. You were not about to mess it … Continue reading
Jingling Us Out of Trouble
My sister, mother and I were driving with “Gam,” our surrogate grandmother, when our 1990 Accord conked out at an intersection in Santa Ana. Seven years old, I sat crying in the back seat, thinking, “We’re going to die right … Continue reading
Wise Woman
Being a wife and mother has made me fully human, because the key to mastering these roles is revealing what the world most wants me to hide kindness, forgiveness, tolerance. Racism, sexism and classism don’t scare me. Weakness does, because … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 