RESILIENCE

RESILIENCE

nor·mal adjective Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. In our most difficult months, weeks, days, hours, I would sometimes think about how things might’ve been different for Oz and I. If we had been dealt a different deck of cards, if things were...
What is “normal” anyway?

What is “normal” anyway?

Looking back, since a young age, I would never have characterized my perfect puppy as “normal.” From the moment I met him, I was exceedingly careful with him. I socialized him carefully, made sure he never felt wrong, and always tried to make him feel safe. I tried to...