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  • An Open Letter to my Son’s Drug Dealer

    Logan Fisher October 14, 2022 Tweens & Teens

    I will admit that from the moment the two of you met, way back in kindergarten, I warned my son about you. I told him that you were bad news. But he didn't listen, and you and he bonded over illicit illegal activities and your broken homes. 

    parenting, motherhood, drug, drug dealers, fear, worry, rehab, probation

    I Can’t. I Won’t. I Must.

    Logan Fisher June 4, 2022 essays

    Fear seized me. “I can’t do it,” I said to the air, to the universe, to the ethers. “I won’t do it.”

    pregnancy, step-father, motherhood, teenagers, fear

    Fast Friends

    Logan Fisher April 9, 2021 essays

    By Logan Fisher. Although it wasn’t important to his step-father or me, our son had readily pressured himself to be the best at all athletics.

    athletics, cross-country, worry, excitement, parenting, motherhood, pride, competition, friendship

    Divided Denial

    Logan Fisher December 5, 2020 essays

    By Logan Fisher. I was in the dark most of the time when it came to my son.

    mental health, drug addiction, son, motherhood, teenager, pain, fear, parenting, mamalode

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