by Derrick C. Brown wait until a year from now where you say, “Holy fuck, I can’t believe I was going to kill myself before I etcetera’d… before I went skinny dipping in Tennessee, made my own IPA, tried out for a game show, rode a camel drunk, skydived alone, learned to waltz with clumsy …
My little guy Jackson Lennon is a little over two years old. He is as cute as he can be, dark blond hair, green eyes, red lips and dimples. He and I go way back…almost 27 months ago, when I was a first time Mama, and he was a first time baby. We made it …
It’s hard to listen to that voice inside of us that tells us to follow our dreams, or to “go for it” – who cares what anyone else says? The truth is that most of us care too much what others may think we are doing with our lives (parents, siblings, cousins…). So what happens …