I went for a drive tonight, shortly after dinner, to clear my head. When I re-emerged a couple hours later, Margot was waiting up. She pitter-pattered into my room, wearing a fuzzy Peppa Pig night […]
Category: The Truest Sentence [I] Know
Growing Up Asian in a White Family Does Not Prepare You for the Adult Realities of Racism (True Sentence No. 13)
I started this blog to just write. And feeling stuck, I decided to just write one true sentence a day. That’s an easy enough writing prompt, right? From there, the blog has morphed into a […]
10 Unhelpful Ways Liberals React to My Recent Story of Racism (Your BLM Signs, in Metropolitan areas, Are Cute)
A handful of days ago, I wrote a blog post chronicling my run-in with racism in a small, rural town on Lake Superior in Wisconsin. My main takeaway was the posts’ eponymous title: You keep […]
You Can Keep Your Spotted Cow Beer. I’lll Keep My Life.
I experienced racism that I didn’t know existed (still) in America, and it’s left me reeling. And sad. And most of all scared. I’m still trying to make sense of what happened. I spent a […]
Meeting Online Mom Group Friends IRL is Painful
There comes a point in every mom’s life when she’ll discover online mom groups and become transfixed. I did. About three years ago, I found a local mom group tied to a high end children’s […]
In Order to Be an Ally, You Have to Be Willing to Give Up Your Ally Status (True Sentence No. 12)
I recently commented on an animated thread on another social platform. I shouldn’t have. It was a weigh-in about Rock v Smith at the Oscars of course. Hundreds of comments thick, I waded in. I […]
It’s All Good in the Childhood. (True Sentence No. 11)
It’s all good in the childhood. I am obsessed with my kids’ clothes. I wish everything they had came in my size. And looked equally cute. (I don’t love the mama size options for most […]
Why Swearing is Good for You: People Who Swear Are Healthier, More Resilient, and More Intelligent
Trigger warning: This post contains some highly profane expletives that readers may find offensive. When I was in high school, I recall an English teacher saying cuss words were a sign of poor vocabulary and […]
Ungathered for Christmas
The Most Magical Hype of the Year Christmas is magical when you’re a small child, and at some point it transforms from being a season of sheer delight into a season of hype. All the […]
Like Watching Your Heart Walk Around Outside of Your Body (True Sentence No. 10)
It’s like watching your heart walk around outside of your body. That’s a paraphrase, of a paraphrased quote, I stumbled upon yesterday. Being a mother is like watching your heart walk around outside of your […]