A Crossroad For Us and The World
My boyfriend and I often fight about dishes. One night, post-fight, I remembered reading an article with the headline, “Fighting About the Dishes? It Might Be About Something Else.” The mandatory confinement in our small Berlin apartment created a crisis in our relationship. The entire world seemed to be in crisis, too. Anxious, I Googled “crisis.” It was characterized as a “crossroad,” a “turning point when an important change takes place.” I relaxed, realizing that our situation could be a chance for a better start, both for our relationship and the world. — Natalia Lomaia
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In Search of the Mute Button
My 6-year-old grandson loved kindergarten: his creative teacher, the stream of new subjects, his lively classmates. Then — poof — he was at home, alone and unhappy until his school transitioned to online learning. My daughter FaceTimed me during his first Zoom class. “Mom, look at this,” she said. “Total confusion. All noise. No one knows where the mute button is.” She was watching chaos, but I saw love. My grandson intently scanned the picture squares on the computer screen. His face lit up and he shouted, “Gabe! Gabe! It’s me, Alan!” — Pamela Smith
Passion and Fear
We met at a wedding in 2014. Chris was best man; I was maid of honor. Over dinner, I learned about his greatest passion (rare books) and biggest fear (“losing my mind”). Months later, it felt as if we were a couple, with our daily check-ins and confessions, but we weren’t. He couldn’t give me more. With one fight, it was over. In 2017, Chris was diagnosed with brain cancer. I emailed. He downplayed his illness but asked if I wanted his books. “Yes,” I said. If he was going to face his biggest fear, how could I deny his greatest passion? — Carissa Duenas
Living in a Bubble
“I can’t live in a bubble.” This from my 84-year-old mother, who raised me in a bubble. Throughout my childhood, she feared elastic underwear cutting off my circulation, pesticides, undercooked meat, idling cars, flea collars, germs and the cleansers that kill them. My response was frank. “If you get this virus, you’ll go into a hospital and there’s a good chance you’ll die there, alone.” We registered each other’s fear. She taught me how to build a bubble around the people you love. I never thought it was the healthiest expression. But maybe, right now, it is. — Julianna Baggott
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