Posted by: dragonflyblue on: December 9, 2008
I may have to run away from home. Literally.
Leave my house. Take my stuff. Go somewhere that is not within easy driving distance. Why?
To force my son to face himself. He is 23, lives in my basement, is an alcoholic, works 8-10 hours a week at a car wash, goes to the community college and [...]
Posted by: dragonflyblue on: December 7, 2008
Twenty-six years ago yesterday – November 29, 1982 – our first child was born, at 5:30 AM. He was stillborn, 11 days past his due date. The crushing pain receded over time; the enormous ache faded to pale gray. But every year, as November arrives, I find myself getting sad over (seemingly) nothing, or a [...]
