Discovering My New Normal

“So, how many kids do you have?” My unsuspecting new colleague lobbed this verbal hand grenade at me, and I couldn’t duck fast enough as it exploded in my face. This is not the first time this naive assault has been hurled at me these past five years after Sebastian’s death. And each time it gets thrown at me, I try and dodge it differently. I don’t know how to answer this. What do I say? How do I say it? Do I have to say anything?

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