I stared at her knowing the words before she even spoke them. She was talking about me and how people perceive me. Thinking the words would hurt less, I spoke them before she could. “Everyone thinks I have it all together.” She nodded quickly, too quickly, and the silence felt like a dense fog between us.
Life
When Life Doesn’t Look the Way You Imagined
Life sometimes takes unexpected turns. Navigating those turns well can make all the difference. I never thought I’d be a stay at home mom. I went to school and got a few degrees because I wanted to work; I wanted to change the world. I was the kid that wrote a book about being the