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So I tried this once before, but I think I had it in the wrong place, so if I am still off please don't hesitate to inform me:
That being said, my wife is a freelance writer...meaning she writes me these great emails and i try and convince her they are amazing and should be made available for print, she of course is bashful. I would for people to honestly comment on this peice she wrote. It was in response to reading an online journal created by former classmates from her college. Thanks for reading.
Surprise. I don’t feel stupid. Is that a defense mechanism in overdrive? That is a question, but I believe the answer is… I don’t feel stupid. No, I have no master’s degree. No, I’m not a contributor to some journal of ideas. But I am a contributor… to my son’s world of exploration and imagination. I am a contributor to a young family in an urban environment, perhaps not poised to do anything radical, but just quietly living against the norm… more so than some of these self-proclaimed radicals.
I suppose I did see behind the veil. And what I found turned my stomach and froze my heart. I want no part in that.
Yes, I do work for a corporate giant who contributes to political ideas with which I disagree. But, hey, I’ll know the nature of the beast much more intimately than any of these posers.
And the road is long.
The path is crooked.
And I’m not too concerned about the journey so far. I’m glad that I truly am living a life without contrivance and posturing. I just love that I live without pretension. Simply being. Me. Wife. Mom. Someone. And someday that will find voice and audience. Some day is fine. I don’t need trumpets or websites to blare my accomplishments.
Now, I can’t wait to go home and see my son. My only regret is that I don’t spend more of his days with him.
This is my contribution: a little boy who raucously sniffs flowers and blows bubbles.
God. There is no comparison. No stage performance, no gallery opening, no photo montage can surpass the beautiful reality of a baby boy who ferociously loves his hot mama and “mie dahdt” and any one or thing that crosses his path.
-------------------- The less you know, the more you believe. -Bono Posts: 457 | From: Philadelphia, PA | Registered: Jun 2006
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Jay is right. She writes really well. Keep telling her that and maybe someday she'll think about publishing something.
-------------------- God bless our Troops! If you can't stand behind our troops, please, feel free to stand in front of them. Posts: 380 | From: Ohio | Registered: Apr 2006
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