for better or worse

[Us circa 1998]

{This series was inspired by my son's sixth grade english assignment

 of writing for six minutes, without edits or overthinking it.  

I'll be posting daily quick writes for the month of March.}

for better or worse

that’s what we said 

oh so many years ago

when we didn’t know about 

the trappings of marriage

we now move through it all

sharing the roles we were made for

dividing duties

like seasoned pros

making lunches

reading bedtime stories

school pick-up

paying the bills

your stellar knowledge

of math & science

make me glad you’re the 

partner I picked to parent with

it doesn’t sound romantic

but, really, it is

how much we come together

to make this life work

our schedules synced

our mornings hum

our evening dinners

our days recapped

it’s not how i imagined it to be

when we said “i do”

but i think it’s so much

better, not worse