Adultchildren Stories

Autobiography of me living in the Midwest. A transplant from my Southeast Asia home.

Poetic Reflections on the Twelve Steps of Adult Children of Alcoholic and Dysfunctional Families by V.M. Doubt. New verses will be published as I move through my steps 🙏. I am so grateful to share my experience, strength and hope. 🫶🏻

*** Weekend Write-In for 5 Oct 2018 *** "fall": In 500 words, tell what happens when it falls

As a mom, most days you only think of how hard it is was when they were fussy infants, or busy body toddlers. Then you definitely fretted over the middle school woes and worried as they become distant teenagers. But you never imagined what it would be like when your children become adults themselves. When the house is quiet for the first time in decades. The thoughts go deeper than they ever did before. Such as, did those 18 years mean anything? What will they remember? Who will they become? Who are you? Most importantly, how will you deal with all the challenges that come with this season.

Fifty-year-old Katherine Theresa Lobo-affectionately known as Kitty Bai-values her well-deserved freedom and has no interest in settling her grown children's marital disputes or babysitting her grandchildren. First, Martha tries to offload her children for the summer; then Roselyn arrives with a duffel bag, a flood of tears, and marital woes. This novelette chronicles Kitty Bai's ruthless-but hilarious-attempts to return her married daughter to her husband so she can reclaim her carefree life.