Why I Should’ve “Fell Back” as a Stepmom

When I was 23, I started dating a man who was the father of a two-year-old boy. I was young, way too young to be a mother myself. Motherhood was a million miles away from my galaxy. I was in college, living with my grandparents in East L.A. I was still scrounging up money for […]

In Relationships, Healing is Not Linear

Everyone has their own pace and journey in regards to grief and pain. With that knowledge, I know I have to try my best to honor my child’s timeline of healing — not just her’s, but my other five children and their father as well.