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    Motherhood: No Should or Could

    Runny noses every other week. Bodies discovering and adapting to a new disease. Obliviousness to reasons why one should not bring their dirty hands to their mouths; licking common area surfaces like they’re a lollipop.  Giggly faces, sweaty foreheads, and pounding little hearts. Their fast, sharp turns around the red slide make my own heart STOP… and my head spin just as fast. “WATCH OUT!” I blurt, as I watch them barely miss the edge of a random object sticking out of the playground.  And I can’t help but wonder, do I admire their parents, pity, or belittle them for making such a blunt, crazy decision? For taking on the…