Should I Have Kids?

My in-laws are worried.

At least that’s what my husband Chris told me on the phone just now, half-joking. He was talking about a call with his parents, Stu and Ellen, who earlier this morning saw an article I shared on Facebook by the actress Joy Bryant on motherhood…

This is Marloes

What makes a place special? How do specific geographical locations end up producing such strong emotions in us? Why do we return time and…

Hospice

You failed a swallow test today.

I was proud of Mom when she refused a feeding tube. I remember when she asked my sister, the nurse, if she should allow the tube a few months back.

“Do you want to prolong his life?”

Why investing in your child can be a lousy idea?

We as parents need to understand that we don’t really invest in our children.

To invest in something means ‘to spend or devote for future advantage or benefit’. It means that we hope that the investment will bring us…

Junior

For a while, I had no idea what I wanted to write as my first post on Medium. I wanted to go in a more serious direction when it comes to blogging ever since leaving Tumblr behind. So let’s start with my name since it is a major aspect of who I am. My name is Howard Nedrick, Jr. I am the second Howard W Nedrick…

Just Close Your Eyes

I am forever chasing sleep. And it’s such a bitch.

Gone is the space way back in my early twenties when time meant nothing to me. I would go, go, go until the wee hours of dawn and then I would crash into the deepest slumber. Live. Crash. Live. Crash.

Behold, he cometh!

I woke up with a jolt. A distant voice, intending to be melodic but failing miserably at it was beckoning me to rise and take notice. As I sat in my bed contemplating if it were just a dream or something real, I inadvertently reached out to my phone and tapped gently on the YouTube app on the…

Rocket Science

Sitting in Room 440 of a Marriott somewhere between Fort Worth and Denton Texas. Clear blue sky, stiff winds and the smell of one-hour old french toast on my room service tray.

My tummy aches. I don’t know if its because the two time zone difference between LA and Dallas…