Biography, Memoir, Memorial: Writing My Father and Myself
By Sarah Curtis In the spring of last year, I mailed my father a copy of my manuscript before my publisher sent it to press. Since it was about him, I thought he deserved the final...
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By Sarah Curtis In the spring of last year, I mailed my father a copy of my manuscript before my publisher sent it to press. Since it was about him, I thought he deserved the final...
My father doesn’t ask for help from just anyone. And yet he asked for mine. He believed in meMy dad and I believe in many of the same things: cheesecake; the Geelong football club;...
Personal Perspective: Whether the loss is old or new, grieving a parent is complicated.
Scotland was my dad's dream trip. Curaçao was my mom's chance to unwind. I got something out of both trips.
Growing up, I didn't have any grandparents.My dadu had passed away when my dad was in the very grade I am in now—Class 12. My nanu is, in every way except the literal one, dead to...
The author's father holding her as a babyI hadn’t seen my dad in five years when my sister texted me that he had fallen at home. After I had my first child, the childhood abuse I h...
The paradox of parenting success: raising your child to leave you behind. The post Parents who feel a quiet ache when their adult children stop needing them aren’t being selfish —...
The unsaid reality of becoming your parents’ parent is a sort of responsibility that no one prepares you for, and there is no cultural roadmap for this disorienting territory of ch...
A human reflection on love, memory and the boundary a child may be too young to defend.The child is crying.The parent reaches for the phone.Not to call for help. To record the mome...
I expected grief to look one way. Instead, parenting, moving, and everyday life forced me to grieve in ways I never anticipated.
An old cd stuck on one song "what happened to the ingenue daughter of ours? Why is she always so iconoclast "......The one who always had a fear of crestfallen her parents turned h...
Even if it means taking a day off to cry. The post Sometimes Parents Have to Choose Themselves Too appeared first on The Good Men Project.
A love letter and thank you note to my Dad. The post Dear Dad, You Were Right. appeared first on Magpie by Jen Shoop.
A reflection on caring for an ageing mother, the shifting roles between parent and child, and the delicate balance between being there and letting go.
With no siblings, only children carry the caregiver role alone. A therapist unpacks the emotional weight, plus how to set boundaries and build support.
With no siblings, only children carry the caregiver role alone. A therapist unpacks the emotional weight, plus how to set boundaries and build support.
I left my son at home to go on a weekend trip with my parents. We went wine tasting, ate grown-up meals, and I felt taken care of.
“People say, ‘You’re such a great mom.’ I’m not. I’m just a mom, and this is the hand that I was dealt.”
A mother, a son, and the brutal telling that ended usContinue reading on The Narrative Arc »
When I volunteered at school events, I missed the best part. Now, I proudly watch my son perform from the stands.
Caring for an ageing parent can bring moments of real closeness, but it […]
When parents keep defending the past, they can surrender the value of the present.
The strange thing about parenting is that you spend years encouraging your kids to become independent, and then one day you realize they actually are.
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