Memoir

Homeward Bound. Or Maybe Not?

Tricia Downing · November 7, 2021 ·

I vividly remember watching my dad’s eyes turn to saucers. “Trish,” he said lovingly but unmistakably stern, “You have to say something or they’re not going to let you go back home with us.” While I didn’t understand the gravity of the situation, I did know that for me, opening my mouth was out of […]

Hi, I’m Trish

I have been told time and time again by women older than me, that your 50’s are when you come to terms with your authentic self. It’s when you stop comparing yourself to your friends, you accept your body with all its curves, rolls and imperfections, and you come to true peace with the person you have become, despite or perhaps because, of all of the ups and downs that life has pushed you through and challenged you with over your half century in existence.

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