Saved?

So, it’s no secret that I have a rather, um, fraught relationship with religion and extremely religious people. I was raised non-denominational Christian, did Sunday school like most of my peers, but I was never christened or baptized. I also didn’t have pierced ears till I was 22, but that’s another post. Point is, somewhere [...]

Born Friends

Our siblings push buttons that cast us in roles we felt sure we had let go of long ago - the baby, the peacekeeper, the caretaker, the avoider…. It doesn’t seem to matter how much time has elapsed or how far we’ve traveled. (Jane Mersky Leder)

Our siblings. They resemble us just enough [...]