I try not to dwell on past regrets because it wastes energy. You can’t change what you did (or didn’t do) in the past. But you can learn from it. And so can others. So I’ve decided to share one of my regrets as a mom in hope that it will help someone do better [...]
Unlike you and me, they were quarantined for life. In fact, the lepers were thrown overboard and told to swim ashore. And if they drowned . . . well, it was one less sick person to bother with. But if they made it to the beaches of Molokai, Hawaii, then they had to face more [...]
“Mam! Do you know what day it is?” “Who is the president of the United States?” “Are you okay?” For a minute I just stared at him, wondering who he was and why he was in my face, asking random questions. My wrecked bike lay beside me. I had multiple cuts, a throbbing black eye [...]