LIFE AS IT HAPPENS

My Kids Don’t Like My Friends

I like them anyway

Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD
The Lark Publication
4 min readAug 19, 2023

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Photo by Jed Villejo

My kids make fun of my relationships. They joke when I tell them I’ve been “hiking with my friends.” There’s always an odd expression on their face.

“Sure, Mom,” they smirk.

It’s uncomfortable. I pick up on these things. I’m their mother. I know what they are thinking before…

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Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD
The Lark Publication

Top Know Nothing Writer with way too many degrees who enjoys musing on life's absurdity.