PinnedInThe Narrative ArcbyKen Mather·Oct 5I Failed at Two Relationships, but I Have Bedtime DownFifteen years, two endings, and a nightly roll call of stuffed animalsA response icon43A response icon43
InThe Narrative ArcbyKen Mather·Oct 12I Had One Grandfather Who Stayed, and One Who Always LeftI created the home my mother never hadA response icon13A response icon13
InThe MemoiristbyKen Mather·Oct 1I Said It Eight Times in Seventeen MinutesHe had barricaded his bedroom door. I told him to let things cool down.A response icon14A response icon14
InThe MemoiristbyKen Mather·Sep 13My Eight-Year-Old Thought He Was a Drug Addict. I Stopped Pretending I Was Not Going Back to Court.Twenty tardies. Thirteen missed days. Five children. Three phone calls. Two houses. One and a half gummies. One more phone call.A response icon29A response icon29
InThe MemoiristbyKen Mather·Sep 11My Lawyer Told Me I Would Win. Then She Told Me to Let Their Mother Fail.Over Two Hundred Thousand Dollars. Thirteen Support Payments. Five Lawyers. Two Cases of Ramen. One Divorce.A response icon40A response icon40
InThe MemoiristbyKen Mather·Sep 4Most of the World Stayed Home. We Went Through Thirty-Six Little Houses.The year I was raising two children alone and painting our house lighter.A response icon11A response icon11
InThe MemoiristbyKen Mather·Aug 28For Years, I Protected My Kids From the Truth. On the Day it Ended, They Saw Everything.Sixteen Loads of Laundry. Two Metal Detectors. One Protective Order.A response icon38A response icon38
InThe MemoiristbyKen Mather·Aug 22We Went There Because It Took a Long TimeI was taking my two children out of the house. I needed the kitchen to be slow.A response icon3A response icon3
InThe MemoiristbyKen Mather·Aug 18I Deleted the Voicemail AnywayI saw the first one three nights before the wedding. It was not the last.A response icon42A response icon42
InThe MemoiristbyKen Mather·Aug 15The Years I Stopped TalkingAt work I talked all day. Then I would pull into the driveway.A response icon27A response icon27
