The other day I was driving my daughter Gracie to school. We were driving the Honda which means that we were listening to the regular radio, unlike in the Acadia where I have Sirius XM. On this particular morning, a political ad came on the radio and honestly, I couldn't tell you who the ad was for because after I heard the words, “illegal immigrant,” I quickly tuned it out.
Why did that ad trigger me? We’ll let me tell you my story. My husband Raul, who I've Read more [...]The Political Ad That Triggered Me
The other day I was driving my daughter Gracie to school. We were driving the Honda which means that we were listening to the regular radio, unlike in the Acadia where I have Sirius XM. On this particular morning, a political ad came on the radio and honestly, I couldn't tell you who the ad was for because after I heard the words, “illegal immigrant,” I quickly tuned it out.
Why did that ad trigger me? We’ll let me tell you my story. My husband Raul, who I've Read more [...]
Where to begin? These past two weeks have been a roller coaster of emotions for me. Dropping my middle daughter off at college has hit me hard. I know you are probably thinking you have another daughter already in college. And yes I do and it isn't like I don't miss her as well. But when we dropped her off at college, I had shoulder surgery the next day. So I didn't have time to dwell on her being gone because I had to focus on my recovery.
Now that Mikaela has been gone a week, I find myself 
