Amy Secrist

Tag: pridefulness

  • For Thomas (On the Occasion of His Tenth Birthday)

    Often you say to me, “I can’t believe you’re my mom.” I choose to take this as a compliment. Often I say to you, ” Please stop acting like an almost 10-year-old.” I insist you take this as a compliment. When I think of life a decade ago, I wince at all my oozing pridefulness.…

  • Lessons from the Baby Guru (I)

    Flecks of black dirt dot the skin beneath his bottom lip as he holds aloft the pink geranium, by the blooms, its white ceramic pot nearly empty on the cement step. He is proud: “Look!” “Look!” How many times have I grabbed a moment by its bloom and yanked it straight up and out of…