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    "Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about unbecoming everything that isn't really you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place."  - Unknown

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    No Bad Days
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    No Bad Days

    I never have a bad day. And while that statement sounds like an obnoxious brag, it’s true. You might think the pandemic, separation,...
    164 views2 comments
    Sitting by the Door
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Sitting by the Door

    Fifteen years ago I met one of my best friends, Robin, in New York City at an Irish pub. We were there with our dates who happened to be...
    217 views0 comments
    Happy Mother(ing) Day
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • May 14, 2018
    • 3 min

    Happy Mother(ing) Day

    This past Sunday I felt more like a daughter than a mother. And when I looked at my husband, he didn’t look like a father; he looked...
    96 views1 comment
    She's The Ann To My Lucy
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Apr 30, 2018
    • 4 min

    She's The Ann To My Lucy

    My best friend is from Mars, and I am from Venus. We compliment each other really well, but I have also threatened to take us to marital...
    119 views0 comments
    Mother is a Verb
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Mar 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    Mother is a Verb

    “You have always been an example of strength to your friends. I say all this to say I love you so much, and I am so proud of you.” -email...
    95 views0 comments
    Becoming
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    Becoming

    “At some point you have to start becoming something. You can’t just unbecome into nothing.” One of my coworkers and friends is a...
    128 views0 comments
    Let's Have a Word About 2017
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Dec 18, 2017
    • 4 min

    Let's Have a Word About 2017

    As 2017 comes to a close, I have spent hours in reflection. It has been a big year in many ways. I have laughed, cried, lost, hurt, loved...
    127 views0 comments
    Cozy
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Dec 4, 2017
    • 3 min

    Cozy

    I am a word person. How and why we use them matters to me. They weigh on my heart and mind. I can retrace my past through phases of...
    85 views0 comments
    Life of the Party
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Sep 11, 2017
    • 5 min

    Life of the Party

    I dreaded it for weeks. Calling it a “celebration of life” did not make it seem less like a funeral. I was battling the finality of Mom’s...
    503 views0 comments
    Submarine Living
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Aug 28, 2017
    • 3 min

    Submarine Living

    “These people who have lost someone look naked because they think themselves invisible.” ― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking I...
    111 views0 comments
    Mom's Long Journey Home
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Jul 24, 2017
    • 3 min

    Mom's Long Journey Home

    “Where is your dad?” My kids were in a trance staring at the television. I just finished cleaning up after feeding everyone dinner. My...
    410 views0 comments
    Have the Talk
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 4 min

    Have the Talk

    I try not to dwell on the missed opportunity and perhaps consider it to be one last lesson my mom taught me. “Seize the moment, Jaime. Don’t
    320 views0 comments
    Acceptance
    Jaime Pollard-Smith
    • Oct 24, 2016
    • 4 min

    Acceptance

    “Whoever is present are the right people. Whenever it begins is the right time. Whatever happens is the only thing that could have...
    34 views0 comments

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