I’ve struggled with my son’s decision to become a soldier, but we’ve come to an uneasy truce
“I saw his desire to be a soldier as the fulfillment of a calling, just as I was fulfilling mine”
A pair of secondhand red shoes helped me appreciate my father
My parents loved me, and that justified a little discomfort
In some families, medical assistance in dying is anything but a peaceful ending
Family members often support the idea of MAID in the abstract, but the procedure can take on a new meaning when it
I’m in my late 40s, and I’ve already lived a life of resurrections
If I were to appear as I am now in front of any previous iteration, I’d be in disbelief
Every time I walk by my sister’s apartment, time stands still
It was in her third-floor apartment that she told us she wasn't doing well
After my grandfather passed away, my dad started a new culinary tradition
For many South Asian immigrant families, including my own, cooking for someone is an act of kindness from the heart
My grandma was a Grinch at Christmas, but I wouldn’t have it any other way
Her family was torn apart, but on Christmas, she had proof she had made a life on the other side of the
My little brother made everything — including Christmas — new again
Before Luke was born, my parents and I barely marked the holiday
Santa Claus showcased the gulf between my immigrant mother and myself
Her ignorance of the 'Christmas Man' represented the two different worlds we lived in
I turned to art to mourn my dad, the Anishinaabe man I never knew
Painter Mike Alexander learned to process his emotions through the canvas
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