One Hundred Word Wednesday: Happy Birthday!

We used to have the biggest, most magnificent birthdays as children, wearing grandma-made paper crowns at our game-filled parties. Surrounded by cousins, eating sugar roses off our beautiful cakes. And oh! The school day parties with Grandma sending us off with beautifully strung lei, then bringing a flat of homemade cupcakes and goodie bags for each and every classmate.

And then, you know, adulthood.

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My tweets

• Tue, 14:22: Whenever I look at timelines in my parents' lives, my childhood makes so much more sense. I understand their effed up decisions.
• Tue, 14:24: Like, realizing that my dad died in 1990, the same year Dr. Kevorkian made headlines AND the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed...
• Tue, 14:26: Because now, in post ADA reality, I have a hard time remembering that there were no accommodations for illnesses when he got sick.
• Tue, 14:27: Like, we still screw it up so bad now, but pre-1990, my dad had no chance. I feel so bad for him right now.
• Tue, 14:33: RT @PenPaperPad: How's your #NaNoWriMo going? Let's talk about it: 9 pm Eastern. 4th night of NaNo @ #writestuff. Join us! http://t.co/zNyH…
• Wed, 10:04: My sister and I have a birthday tradition. One Hundred Word Wednesday: Happy Birthday! http://t.co/dITEdTCqrn
• Wed, 10:13: One Hundred Word Wednesday: Happy Birthday! http://t.co/QWr7c2yh9I tagging @greatersafety @story3girl @DoNotFaint