Growing up, I didn't realize how malfunctional our family was. Everybody seemed to perceive us as normal and I didn't know any different, at least for a few years. Maybe we were more normal than I thought. Or maybe "common" is a better word. Maybe we hid it. I don't know. What I've come to … Continue reading They Did the Best They Could
Month: March 2023
Losing It
I wrote this in November 2021. Some things have changed. Some things have just gotten more. Regardless, here it is. Back when my grandfather was “losing it”, there were no memory care facilities, at least not in our small, rural town. There were nursing homes and boy, were they sad places. I think there was … Continue reading Losing It