Tag: defeat
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Stretched Thin
It’s late afternoon and the sun is streaming through the front windows. It feels a bit like a Friday, despite it only being mid-week. I stand on the kitchen side of our island/peninsula, watching the boys in successful parallel play. Pleasant surprise and relief settle over me, turning my expression into a smile. It’s “Fake…
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Broken
The vice grip on my head tightens. My temples pulse; the throbbing pain trails down the side of my neck to where my shoulders connect. I am acutely aware of the ache in my jaw, and realize I have been grinding my teeth. My gums are swollen and bruised from the trauma. My eyeballs feel…