Keeping It Together

  Because wanting love again feels like your dirtiest secret It’s 2am, and you’re going over visa forms and custody schedules in your head. Bills are piled on your desk. Your ex just sent another text about who's picking up the kids. And then, out of nowhere, this thought sneaks in: What if I could fall in love again? Almost immediately, the shame hits. Fast and hard. The Fairy Tale You're Too Old For You're a grown woman, a mother of two and a professional educator. You have stretch marks and a mortgage and parent-teacher conferences to attend. Yet, last week, you found yourself watching that Korean drama your Year 10 students won't shut up about. The one with the perfect male lead who says all the right things and looks at the girl like she's the only person in the room. You told yourself you were just trying to understand what the kids are into these days. Professional development, right? But the deep dark truth is, you were indulging in a dirty secret in the se...