© 2007 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.comOriginally published in International Family Magazine After we decided to move to Tokyo but before we all did, I went by myself to find us a home. I started by looking at playgrounds and parks. Arisugawa Park is a lovely place, named for a Japanese prince. It has a flowingContinue reading “Love is a Mother”
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Party Time
© 2007 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published in International Family Magazine Have you ever held a party and had your first guest show up 45 minutes late? Did you have feelings of rejection and doubt? Perhaps nobody would come? Perhaps nobody likes you? Perhaps nobody ever did and they just got tired of beingContinue reading “Party Time”
Mourning a Best Friend
© 2007 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published in International Family Magazine The first time I saw my dad cry was when Tallulah died. She was named after Tallulah Bankhead, the actress, because of their similarity of voice and propensity to drink from inappropriate vessels.[1] Just as the best therapy following a miscarriage or stillbirthContinue reading “Mourning a Best Friend”
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