The Brattychick

Top ten things I'm thankful for: 1. My children and I are healthy. No matter what I complain about,  I have decidedly first world problems. 2. I have two jobs that I like. They allow me to eat cheaply and provide for my family. They have both been flexible with me and allowed me to have time with my children and go to school. 3. I work with people that I love, who have hugged me when I cried, encouraged me, left their phones on late at night in case I needed them, called me when I was at my lowest lows, and soothed me. I love you people. 3. My children are my greatest treasure. They are awesome and smart and super funny. 4. I'm grateful for therapy. I think it has probably saved my life in a couple ways. Devoting time to my life and well being this way is time well spent. 5. Amazing technology has made my life so much easier. I can deposit checks, get directions,  grocery shop, listen to audio books, sell crap on eBay,  and do homework on my phone. Remember P...

This collection of short stories not only stand alone,  but bind together in a long intertwining nonlinear narrative. Initially, I hated this book. The first story about weights and measures of weapons that I didn't understand, and the cast of young male characters that I could not tell apart aggravated me. The story grew on me and I ended up really liking it. I never would have read it if I had not been made to because of school, and I am glad I did. What I enjoyed about this book was the reflection. We all have something,  some trauma that feels like it nearly did us in. The major tragedy in our life haunts us in the dark night and makes quiet moments inside our head difficult. We hope that we do not have to live through anything worse than that thing. For the first part of my life, mine was the carbon monoxide suicide and accidental death of my grandmother and grandfather respectively. More recently, it was my ugly divorce and the subsequent loss of my family of origin a...

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