The Day I Disappeared

by Brandi Reeds

When people think the worst of you, it’s only too easy to deliver.

But the thing about feeling comfortable . . . sometimes you feel comfortable in a bad situation because you’re used to it. It’s comfortable because it’s familiar. Not because it’s good for you.”

One of the hardest things about being a mother: watching your kid trip on the same cracks in the pavement you stumbled on.