: About Me

The source of my childrens' ADHD, a sometimes frazzled but always supportive parent. As a person, I've survived abuse, adoption, abandonment, addiction, marriage, divorce, single parenting, joint custody, death. Many consider me what would happen if Erma Bombeck and Mike Royko had procreated.

My passion is ...

Anything creative

I know too much about ...

useless information

My parents always told me ...

I needed to stop daydreaming

My childhood ambition ...

Architect, Interior Designer, Courtroom Sketcher

My favorite memory ...

Hanging out with my grandpa

Why I write ...

It's cheaper than terapy

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Things to make me laugh

My first job ...

Selling Avon

My best moment ...

When my mom saw me as an adult

My inspiration ...

My family

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Conversations with grandpa

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My grandpa was the first true love of my life.  He and I were inseparable.  He helped relieve the anxiety I felt of coming into a new family, having been adopted at the age of six.  He was located exactly half way between school and home, which made visiting him regularly quite convenient.  Every Friday my parents would receive the same stream of calls from me.  The first was always letting them know I was with GRANDPA; the second was asking to have dinner, which always led to the third asking to spend the night or sometimes weekend with he and my grandma. My grand...

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