Toni ObertoHeirloomsScattered blades of grass leave trails of our departure. We try to kick the ground but catch the air. Never turning back, you say they’ll…Nov 21, 2019Nov 21, 2019
Toni ObertoDespite Being a Generation ApartOne person can breath new life into another and create life for themselves while doing it. How special to feel so understood. How do I fall…Jun 14, 2019Jun 14, 2019
Toni ObertoAddiction is a closed circuit.Or however the pattern breaks and remolds, its grip is tight.Jun 10, 2019Jun 10, 2019
Toni ObertoMotherhood: Vagina or Childbirth Not RequiredI’ve asked myself what motherhood means for ages. What makes a mother? Is it giving birth? Getting pregnant? Raising children? I’ve…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
Toni ObertoWhat I Can’t Wait to Tell YouI can’t wait to tell you this! It’s so exciting and enthralling. It starts in my toes and reaches all through my body, I couldn’t rush over…Apr 4, 2019Apr 4, 2019
Toni ObertoDisenfranchised Grief is Real, and the Same Rules ApplyI first started reading and researching grief after losing my grandma. We now acknowledge the complexity of grief in better ways than we…Mar 30, 2019Mar 30, 2019
Toni ObertoWhat happens when we don’t make babies?What happens when we don’t make babies?Mar 9, 2019Mar 9, 2019
Toni ObertoMom, I’m sorry you suffer.“There’s someone at the door, come on we have to hide.” Late one night while I was in middle school, asleep in my remodeled attic bedroom…Jun 8, 2018Jun 8, 2018
Toni ObertoInner ChildIn moments of flight or panic, extreme depression and anxiety, I often visualize myself as a little girl. I’m in one of the homes where I…Dec 17, 2017Dec 17, 2017
Toni ObertoSafe. Save for the fact I am alone.Arms so thin wrap knees. Faint whimpers turn to wails while you ride unrestrained on back roads with a beverage at your side. It will…Nov 11, 2017Nov 11, 2017