I did it. I can’t blame anyone else. I moved the step to our high bed and forgot to move it back. I misstepped on the misplaced step and fell hard on the floor. I broke my wrist. The fall happened so quickly, I wasn’t able to tell the ER nurse how I landed when…
Author: Kathleen Peterson
Children Parenting Parents
Although these are not my words (it’s a short story circling around on the www) they will be one day… Fear of Your Parents’ Old Age There is a break in the family history, where the ages accumulate and overlap, and the natural order makes no sense: it’s when the child becomes the parent of…
Time, Time, Time…
Have you ever had that feeling of something stirring deep down in your soul but can’t quite put a name to it? The best way I can describe it is being unsettled due to a knowing anticipation. There’s a hint of impatience because of the awareness of an approaching change, but it’s married with peace…
Anxiety? Kindness…
I recall words from my therapist that continue to ring true, shifting the paradigm for me. When I told her that I was having a difficult time recalling people’s names after being introduced at parties or large functions, she gave me the reason and brought all the receipts! After some time chatting about it, we…



