Author Archives: Kristi Campbell “Mommy, I need you.” I walk to the couch, lean down, place my hand on his cheek, and kiss my son’s head. His hair smells like the playground – dirt and mulch and little-boy sweat that isn’t yet drenched in testosterone. Stinky, but in an innocent way. A little-boy way. “What’s up, baby?” I said. […]  “Hey buddy, this’ll be a fun homework assignment,” I said. “You get to write a story!” “That’s not really fun,” he said. “I like Minecraft.” “Well, what if you write a story about Minecraft then?” “No thanks,” he said. “But you have to do your homework,” I said, trying to sound cheerful while wondering what’s […]  It’s been a few years since I sponge-painted one of the walls in our downstairs bathroom. Tonight, I sit on the toilet to pee and notice, for the first time, that the sponge patterns have left a row of tiny faces next to the door jam. I look at them. They look back, mocking me. […]  I look at moments that changed my future and I wish I’d known that everything will be fine. “Something’s wrong,” she whispered. It was 2am. I pulled my pillow closer to my ear; adjusted another over my eyes – but not my nose – because a pillow nest needs to be just so. I drifted, soclose […]  As we sat around the dinner table tonight, I paused and looked at my little boy, who is – in his mind, a big boy – but remains little in mine because being six can’t yet be big. I also see that he’s no longer little-little. As I watched him open the straw for his […] Ok I love Ellen. She’s amazing, she’s fabulous and here’s a video of her having a teen with autism on her show. Sharing without writing because well, this is amazing. Ellen is awesome. |
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