To M. on the Advent of her Thirteenth Birthday

Tara Heavey
Aug 31, 2018 · 3 min read
“selective focus photo of girl wearing tank dress” by Aaron Carrion on Unsplash

I have two teenagers in the house now. Jeez-Louise! How did that happen? I thought I was meant to be the angst ridden, disorganized, screwed up one around here. My own thirteen year old self is still lurking around my insides, telling me outrageous lies and stirring up my insecurities.

But now I have to deal with another. Two. How is this going to work? Probably by me pretending to…

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