i was sitting at dinner tonight with my mom and dad and it was just so quiet like i could hear the clock ticking in the hallway and the sound of their forks hitting the plates and i just looked at… …

I was looking at my husband across the dinner table tonight and realized I’ve just been like...

Eating dinner by himself in that quiet house, and I just… I can’t shake this almost visceral guilt, like I’m failing a core competency. …

I just got home from my dad's stupid surprise 50th birthday party and I’m so exhausted, and he was smiling and laughing and everyone was so happy for him but I just kept looking at him and thinking… …