I was pushed out into the parking lot in a wheelchair, where I sat in the baking sun and cried about my kids growing up without their mother. And Stupiddaddy said, "But you'll see them from wherever you are." I conceded that I might, but my point was that they wouldn't be able to see me. And as much as I am fucking them up by being around them, I was going to fuck them up that much more by disappearing.
Then my 94-year-old grandmother showed up, and it became clear to me that I was made to be terminally ill so that I could usher her over to the other side, which gave me a lot of comfort
I seem to have death on the brain lately, and I'm not sure why. I keep expecting that these ruminations and fantasies will change the way I live, making me kinder and more loving and more appreciative, lighting a fire under my ass to get that novel written, turning me into a seizer of days.
But in practice, it's business as usual. I still snap at my kids and bitch at my husband. I still waste time. Fear is still the boss of me.
1 comment:
Hi Deb,
You don't know me, but I'm a friend of Stacy Anderson's (and consequently found your blog through hers) - we're in the WW MFA program together; I just wanted to write and let you know how much I enjoy your blog, how hard it makes me laugh, and how insightful and inspiring I think it is. Great work. StupidDaddy should thank his lucky stars every once in a while. :)
Mary
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