I’m gonna actually sleep for the first time in four years and everyone in this house can feel it
There are exactly zero words printed about the partners and children of journalists over the last four years who were just along for their family members horrible ride + some
Today my teenager told me he saw me REALLY smile for the first time in years so yeah
Now I’m thinking of a memoir as a mom and journalist and alla this
My kids didn’t sign up for any of this four years ago when my job went off the rails because of fascism. They were 11 and 6

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