Almost Empty

So many times I nearly began, but didn’t. Somebody needed their shoelace tied, or I got a phone call from a student with an urgent question. Or, I was just too tired.

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In the earliest days of my life as a parent, a cousin told me, “you must write these moments down.” And I meant to. I really did.

Fast forward. Really forward. Now I’m on the edge of an empty nest. I can barely believe it. But I better write this stuff down, pronto.