Dag.

3fecta.bsky.social

19 October 2026 19:44

Seems to be a theme of these stories. We never discuss why the kids won't speak with them, we are centering the grandparents who feel sad their kids have cut them off.

Winnie Frolik

winniethewitch.bsky.social

19 October 2026 19:44

And it’s always daughters they complain about losing. Possibly because daughters are the ones expected to care for elderly parents

Tressie McMillan Cottom

tressiemcphd.bsky.social

19 October 2026 19:44

what was that recent clip of a townhall where a women tearfully begged the candidate to do something about her daughter going no contact? the tone of that voice captures something about all of this.

Tressie McMillan Cottom

tressiemcphd.bsky.social

15 October 2026 20:18

I will be eternally grateful to have been born in a literate culture where literacy was valued and expected and I still had the time, attention, and freedom to develop a literacy practice. Understanding context, inference, vocabulary, perspective, affect — all powerful, useful skills and values.

Tressie McMillan Cottom

tressiemcphd.bsky.social

14 October 2026 22:23

It’s one of those big first drafts where I’m just writing everything I know and i know it. It’s clunky and sprawling. If I’m lucky there are five good sentences in here. lol the life.