Jan 2, 2026
Big Girl Panties
You're reflecting on a 2013 visit to your grandmother in a masonic home, where you witnessed multiple generations of women—your grandmother, mother, aunt Sheila, and Aunt Judy—each coping with trauma and unmet needs in different ways. You were living in an extended-stay hotel at the time, unable to commit to a permanent address, and you began to see the commonality between yourself and other guests: you were all trying to survive difficult circumstances with whatever resilience remained.