Tag: Numb

My swim technique is based on my “terrified of drowning” 10-year-old self — the girl who hated swim lessons, the deep end, and gasped for breath in the shallow end with fingers clenched to the edge. I could barely do the doggy paddle and a weak frantic front crawl, but the dolph...

I’ve been numb to you both. I’ve been made numb to your traumas and to your personal struggles in life. There have been years where deep down I wanted to know you both, to be a daughter that you both could be proud to have, to be someone that could help lift you both up. Admittedly I ...