My Perfect Breakdown

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In the last two weeks I’ve written two posts about my Dad. One was a letter expressing my frustrations, that I did not send and have no intentions of sending. The second one was about my realization that I just haven’t forgiven him for what I perceive as years of neglect and distance. The one thing these posts have in common was the overwhelming comments encouraging me to talk to him.  Or… Read More

Today is Thanksgiving Monday in Canada.  Yet in my mind Thanksgiving has always been an entire weekend of celebrating and enjoying the fall season. Before the accident and after the accident, my family essentially always celebrated the same way, just with different people at the table as my family changed so much. As a child, as an adolescent and even as an adult, we celebrated Thanksgiving with a big family meal and… Read More