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Month: December 2017

To Hear One More Laugh: A Lament for My Grandmother

To Hear One More Laugh: A Lament for My Grandmother

Posted on December 9, 2017August 12, 2018 by Anastacia Pattillo

 The Last Photo We buried my grandmother in July. The photo above is my last of her before her death. It is poor quality and blurry, but I took it to show family members who needed to know she was feeling better on this particular day. Those final weeks were Read More

Posted in family Tagged death
Please Just Don't Be a Serial Killer

Please Just Don’t Be a Serial Killer

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Anastacia Pattillo

I am a single mom. That sentence holds a lot of weight for me. I feel its heaviness, its sin and sadness and shame. However, I do not associate all of that loaded statement as a painful burden. Perhaps it is blind confidence or irrational optimism, but I feel my Read More

Posted in parenting Tagged single parenting
Conflicted Parenting: A Word to All the Heartless Moms

Conflicted Parenting: A Word to All the Heartless Moms

Posted on December 5, 2017December 10, 2017 by Anastacia Pattillo

Two ideals of myself met themselves on the highway during a downpour with no one else around to see, and that was kind of the point. The two of us seldom meet, the loving, selfless mother and the 21st century Queen of Generation Me. I don’t really like for anyone Read More

Posted in parenting Tagged motherhood
Beautiful Habits

Beautiful Habits

Posted on December 2, 2017September 4, 2018 by Anastacia Pattillo

The Reality of Habits and Time Somewhere between the doldrums and the beautiful is what I hope for in this life. As of late, my head swarms with thoughts of a career change and honing a craft and hitting the road a bit and new habits. It is embarrassing to Read More

Posted in habit Tagged habits, writing

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