Read an excerpt from tnwhiskeywoman’s “Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be”
Illustration: by Carolyn Figel When I was a little girl, I had a lot of Miss Piggy stuff. I remember most vividly a white sweater with her in a hot-air balloon shaped like a heart. I used to walk around the house, doing little karate chops, backhanding imaginary people, and yelling out “hiiiYAAAH!”—like Miss Piggy whenever she saved the day or needed to get rid of someone who was working her nerves.
My father drank and did drugs. He couldn’t hold a job, resentful that someone as intelligent as he, even without a college degree, would have to do manual labor to make a living. My mother was the breadwinner. After my mom had my brother, J, the last of her three children, she tried to be a stay-at-home mother, hoping that would force my father to get a job and provide for the family. It didn’t work.
My father went to jail that night. When he got out and came back home, he pulled me into his lap and explained how much he loved my mother, even though sometimes she made him angry. So you see, I was used to seeing someone use love to send the object of their affection through walls. I haven’t always calmed myself down. I’ve been stupid and petty, leaving high-pitched voicemails, hoping to coerce a response. No felt or cotton here, but I’ve offered the softness of my body to avoid rejection. I have relished the glint of fear in an ex’s eyes as he glances around, wondering if I will cause a scene if he doesn’t come home with me. I am not perfect.
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