Family life has settled down for the most part. I've learned to notice the duality in both my parents, to see their flaws and contradictions, to notice the same in myself, to hate and to love all at once. It's been wild.
Duties to my family creep upon me. I don't quite feel ready, but maybe I will be in a few years. I'm still settling in my own skin.
It's been seven months now with my boyfriend. He is rough lips, rough hands, rough manners; quick eyes, quick mind, quick movements; sharp and economical with words, generous with knowledge; simple in his wants; living in the moment; practical; single-minded; dense; affectionate.
I wondered if