Growing up this backyard was my playground. It was also the site of many arguments over the weekly torture exercise my dad would put my sisters and I through, otherwise knows as mowing the lawn.Being a girl was no excuse. And my mother was of no help since she frequently told us how she mowed the lawn even when she was nine months pregnant with each one of us. My sisters and I … [Read more...]
Unexpected Lessons
I still remember sitting on the train not knowing what was going to happen when the train pulled into the familiar station. Thoughts and memories just started to assault me. I was scared. What was I coming home to?It just seemed so impossible. I had spoken with my mother in the morning before I went to my new job as a hostess at a trendy restaurant. I usually would check my … [Read more...]
