For years, my body served as a safe space for my daughters. They wanted and needed my physical self. I gave it to them, willingly and with few restrictions. They slept in my arms, snuggled in my lap, rode my hip when at the park or while shopping. From infancy until well into the middle…
Noises in the night
Last night, around midnight, we awoke startled by the crash of the hairdryer hitting the floor. The impact turned it on, filling the bedroom with the sound of warm air bellowing through the darkness. The hairdryer hangs next to the vanity in the the bedroom, on a hook on the wall and is plugged in…