The Emperor is Naked
Posted: January 31, 2010 Filed under: Parenting, Thoughts Leave a comment »
I remember my Mom getting so angry at me because she didn’t “like my attitude.”
I was incredulous. “What attitude!?” I would ask. I never understood why I was getting in trouble for having an attitude I didn’t have. It never really made sense to me. Recently I wrote a post where I outed myself as a Misfit (As if most didn’t already know!?). In the last couple of days, this has begun to make more sense to me.
I’m an artist. Artists are often misfits. Artists are often misunderstood. It’s really quite simple now that I think about it.
Five Years Ago
Posted: January 27, 2010 Filed under: Parenting, Thoughts 13 Comments »
If you were to ask me where I was twenty years ago today, I most likely couldn’t tell you – without doing some research into my records. If you asked me where I was seven years ago today, I couldn’t tell you.
But if you ask me where I was five years ago today – or over the past 72 hours, I could most likely give you a running commentary. You see, it was five years ago that my Darling Daughter was born – on her due date no less. It was a a landmark moment in my life, and I haven’t been the same since.
I didn’t know this little bundle of humanity was going to have such a life-altering affect on me. I didn’t know she was going to consume my every waking moment. I didn’t know what love was, until she was born. It is clearly the most amazing event I’ve ever been a part of in my life – and I’ve not led a boring life.
The Year I Kissed Dating Goodbye
Posted: January 26, 2010 Filed under: Thoughts 9 Comments »
Last Summer, in the middle of some interesting times, a friend of mine sent me a link to a story she had written. Her post, entitled: Weekly Anamnesis: Misunderstand – recalls a memory shared. While I have a different perspective and different recollections, my friend invited me to add my version of this interesting time. I’m not so sure my perspective adds much to this story, but I can’t let it go without offering my take.
1999 was a very interesting year. It was a time of great change and transition. For the first time, since leaving Portland a few years earlier, I was on the move again. Fresh from a a painful breakup and preparing for another cross-country move, I attended conneXions99, a young adult conference in Washington, DC. Those few days in April were pivotal to the rest of my life.
