The idea of romantic love as a conditional right is a belief I have falsely acquired from childhood. Since my youth, I was both told and shown from my father, media, and the men I have dated that I can achieve love if I stay youthful and physically attractive, appear and act in a feminine... Continue Reading →
The Lessons Learned in Watching a Loved-One Die
"I'm going to live in spite of everything I've been through. I'm a nasty old woman." I recently spent ten days watching my grandmother die. It was a stroke that pushed her to the physical limit, leaving her unable to walk and swallow. What made the situation so distressful for my family and I was... Continue Reading →