Separation anxiety

On motherhood post-umbilical cord, emergency scenario anxiety spirals, and not getting on the boat.

After an agonizing few days of warring with myself, I decided that I will not be attending my husband’s office holiday party. It is on a boat. And we have a four-month old.

This was not an easy decision. I love a holiday party. I love a holiday party because when else does the American workplace acknowledge the passage of time and invite us to mingle as…