One Saturday night, we went out to a Hibachi-style dinner where individual chefs put on a cooking spectacle—with food, drink, and fire—in front of a table of twelve. The large room had several such tables, and while we waited for our show to begin, we watched a nearby cooking surface burst into controlled flames. G started … Continue reading Mysteries
toddlerhood
Octopus Brain
Octopus brain was what I called my new mother-mind. After G was born, my brain patterns seemed to be completely different. Once singular or dual in focus, now I had neurons firing in multiple directions, reminding me of an octopus with a piece of brain on each tentacle. Did one part of my brain know what … Continue reading Octopus Brain
Echoes
Another story ran parallel with our present. Where was I at this age? How did I feel? What curative powers were there from this place of observation? Was I really “not a cuddly baby” as my mother put it? Why did I need to protect myself, so young? Was there really a psychological perspective from … Continue reading Echoes
Dentistry
It surprised me our pediatrician did not tell us to schedule a first dental checkup, but when a friend mentioned it should happen around eighteen months, I realized no one had ever looked in G's mouth except us. With only one pediatric dentist in our community, there was no choice of practitioner. We took her in, … Continue reading Dentistry
Where I End & She Begins 