Anna Sparrow
Bio
Writing is my outlet. My passion. My dream. I am here to push myself out of my comfort zone and share my work with the world. It's terrifying.
Stories (3/0)
Grandfather Story
“ Your gramps hasn’t always been the nicest man” My aunt warned as I told her about my plan to stay with him this summer. “ I really don’t think it’s such a good idea” she tried to convince me to change my mind. I never understood why my family felt this way about my grandpa. I was born a lot later than my cousins were, my Dad being the second youngest of six children, so I've never seen that side of him. Everyone says he's softened up in his old age.
By Anna Sparrow3 years ago in Families
A Secret To Keep
I hate getting off work this late. The night shift at the diner means that I have to walk home in the dark which freaks me the fuck out. I’m a huge scaredy-cat to begin with, but throw me on a dark street at night, with no one around, and I’m pissing my pants at my own shadow. Tonight is no different.
By Anna Sparrow3 years ago in Criminal
2021 is about ME.
2020 was jam-packed with life events that left me drained, giving every ounce of myself to my family and having nothing left for myself. I had a baby at the very beginning of the pandemic which means that my every waking hour, and many hours in between were baby focused. Fair enough- that's part of having a child, especially in the beginning. But what also took more of me was the loss of my mother-in-law, two short weeks after our baby was born. That left my husband empty, grieving and needing my support. Covid19 shut the world down and with that came a layoff notice from my husband's job, creating even more of a void in his life. and then my beloved cat fell sick, and required a lot of attention and care to live out her last days. She passed shortly after thanksgiving and took a chunk of my heart with her. All of these events have created a situation in my life where I didn't matter. My needs were not met, because there was no one to meet them. I couldn't, and still can't, visit with family or friends who would normally be able to meet some of those needs, so for my goal of taking better care of myself in 2021, I am on my own. Though my family still needs me to be a rock, I have realized that I can't do that without also making sure I am also taken care of. When you read post and stories of moms insisting on the importance of self-care, you kind of shrug your shoulders and say "duh" as if it's obvious. But it is MUCH harder to do and practice once you're in it.
By Anna Sparrow3 years ago in Motivation
