I don’t like feelings. Five months ago, two little humans left my home. It wasn’t the first time kids left and it won’t be the last. But, it was different. We took the twins with the intention of adopting. We were aware of past abuse and learned of past traumas. Life was not always easy,…
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A Letter to Little Man’s First Mom on Mothers Day
To Little Man’s Birth Mom, I’ve spent hours trying to figure out why you have made the choices you have made. I’ll be honest. Some days, I have been angry. I have been confused and frustrated. Other days, I work extremely hard to be full of compassion. It is not my right or job to…
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What Depression Looks Like
The world doesn’t want to talk about depression. But, I am here to talk about it. Everyone has their own idea of what someone suffering from depression looks like. I think we sometimes assume that people who are depressed are sleeping in bed all day and are loners. Sometimes we think of introverted people as…
Read moreI’m Not a Mom
The word “mom” is a hard one for me. No, it has nothing to do with my own mother. Out of all of my days on this Earth my mother has loved and supported me every single one of them. I am lucky that way. When I am called a mom though, I tend to…
Read moreKoko’s Credo
In 8th grade creative writing class we had to write our life credo. At first most of us saw it as another pointless assignment. Somewhere along the way I decided to take it seriously. I have re-visited this list many times to modify and update it. Here is my credo at 29 years old….
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