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Dealing with the loss of my wonderful mother in my own way.

Officially a Working Mom
Good Grief

Officially a Working Mom

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Contrary Mom • 9 Comments

My mom used to love all the TV psychics. My sister and I watched Sylvia Browne with her when we were small. Even as a kid, I was a skeptic. But it didn’t keep me from making a pact of after-death communication with my mom and sister. We brainstormed for days about how we would communicate with … Continue reading →

Mary Takes a Design Class at the Community College
Confessional / Good Grief / Poetry

Mary Takes a Design Class at the Community College

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Contrary Mom • 4 Comments

Every Monday night at 11:00 I float home on the interstate. Thinking of you and how the hell will I describe the way I am changing and getting better? I’m riding this big, rusty rocket through outer space. I’m not safely inside, I’m mounted smack on the rocket’s nose. The stars are exploding around me. … Continue reading →

That Brown Couch
Good Grief / Uncategorized

That Brown Couch

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Contrary Mom • Leave a comment

“Well, what do you think of her?” my dad asked. I knew who he was talking about.  “I think she’s very nice,” I said. “And what do you say when I’m not around?” he tried to fish for more. I was folding laundry onto the brown, floral print couch and I was suddenly so uncomfortable … Continue reading →

She Liked Ted
Chortle Portal / Confessional / Good Grief

She Liked Ted

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Contrary Mom • 24 Comments

My dad was on his way out to the Sunday Matinee of The Wolf of Wall Street, but first he had to pick his lady friend up from church. “Are you sure you’re comfortable seeing this movie with this woman?”  I asked my dad.  I’d seen the movie a few weeks before and was delighted by its graphic sex … Continue reading →

Mommy’s Coke Binge
Confessional / Good Grief

Mommy’s Coke Binge

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Contrary Mom • 11 Comments

I stumbled in to my dad’s house at 2:00 in the morning. My eyes were bloodshot and my heart was racing due to a mix of adrenaline and coke. Well, technically it was Diet Coke but I felt like I’d been on a real coke bender. I drank around forty ounces of cold, pure D.C. at … Continue reading →

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