by Hollye Dexter | May 1, 2012 | family, heartbreak, international marriage, loss
A heart doesn’t break all at once. It happens a little bit each day. His tiny sock appears in the bottom of the laundry basket. I slam on my brakes and his sippy cup rolls out from under the seat. A sob catches in my throat at Target when I pass the diaper aisle and...
by Hollye Dexter | Mar 3, 2012 | family, family relationships, heartbreak, international marriage, Japanese American, marriage
Love is a risky business. If you’ve ever opened your heart to another person, chances are you’ve been hurt. I know this, and yet I knowingly take the risk again and again. I’ve had friends and family chide me for it- saying I’m reckless, saying I have to protect...