More Family Stories
- I bought a treadmill with genuine intentions of using it every day. Six months in, it's become the most expensive clothes rack in the history of our bedroom, and I've made peace with that outcome.
- My son asked to help wash the car, promising to be extra careful. He was extremely careful with the car and extremely not careful with me, the hose, and most of the driveway.
- I volunteered to give the toast at my brother's wedding, confident in my public speaking skills. I practiced for weeks. On the day, I forgot the entire speech and improvised something about how he used to steal my cereal as kids.
- I decided to teach myself guitar using online videos, confident I'd be playing songs within a month. Three months in, I've mastered exactly one chord and a version of 'Happy Birthday' nobody's actually asked to hear.
- I offered to babysit my sister's kids for the weekend, confident it would be easy since I'm their favorite uncle. By Sunday I understood exactly why she looked so tired every time I saw her.
- I tried meal prepping for the whole week on Sunday, feeling incredibly organized. By Wednesday we were eating cereal for dinner because nobody could stomach the same chicken and rice one more time.