Price of Admission

I read this beautiful article this morning by my column writing idol Mary Elizabeth Williams.
It moved me so much I thought I should share it with you.

I spent my mother's day taking turns with my husband napping. I was so tired. Like many holidays, I'm always a little leery about mother's day. I am conscious that it is not always a day of celebration for many women. I am also conscious that it might not always be so sweet and uncomplicated as it is right now. For now, I am savouring the waffles my daughter made me, and the sweet little "doll show" that only cost a stick of gum to get into and the beautiful card that my son made me. Inside his card, he wrote (with his teacher's help) "I like to catch raccoons with my mom." Me too, honey, me too.

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Writing it out.

Since 2020, I have written the following: -grandiose grocery lists (written on an empty stomach) that often end up getlting left behind at home -funding proposals -delicately worded emails -harried Whatsapp messages -a slew of facebook messages (that basically kept me alive) -a tinder profile or two... -utilitarian text messages -heart felt text messages -the very occasional love note (on paper) to a friend or a loved one The things I have not written since 2020: -a journal -a multi-page handwritten letter -a play -a sketch -a novel -more than 2-3 blog posts that I didn't even publish -a pros and cons list

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Proper Cry

Photo Source: thesetingstaketime.com via Stephanie on Pinterest I love to laugh. I love laughing so hard I lose control. I love that release. For this reason and lots of others, I could not wait to see the blockbuster, Bridesmaids last summer. Everyone told me, "you are going to pee yourself. It is so FUNNY." And yes, I almost did pee myself, but I also cried through almost the entire last half of the movie. I did not laugh so hard I cried, I just plain sobbed. I felt really sad watching the story of two friends come to terms with how their friendship was changing. I was really surprised by my reaction after all the hype about how hilarious the movie was, but I knew why. The brilliance of this movie was how life can be so hilarious and painful at the same time. Yesterday, I was on a social networking site and one of the people I follow mentioned that she cried "proper tears" upon reading a story about a woman's tragic childhoo

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