Kate Wicker

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Daddy’s Little Girl

A conversation last night:

Madeline: When’s Daddy coming home tonight?

Me: He’s not. He has to stay at the hospital. You won’t see him until the morning.

Madeline [sadly]: But he’s my favorite person to sleep with.

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· May 2, 2008 · Tagged With: Attachment Parenting · Filed Under: Tales from the Trenches

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  1. Sarah says

    May 3, 2008 at 3:06 pm

    I just love this.

    (even though it’s sad)

    Elizabeth often says things like this about Bob too.

    “When will Dud-dud be home, Mommy?”

    “6:00 (I pick a random evening time, usually), sweetheart.”

    LARGE DRAMATIC SIGH

    “BUT, Mommy, I miss him SO MUCH.”

    (It does not matter how long it has been since she has seen him.)

Hi, I’m Kate

 

I'm the author of two nonfiction books Getting Past Perfect and Weightless, a storyteller*, overthinker, eating disorder survivor, mom of five, book junkie, socially awkward nerd as well as a speaker (so basically a walking and talking contradiction), and a perfectionist in recovery.

I am currently working towards my MFA in Fiction at Warren Wilson. Thank you to everyone who has read my drafts, offered feedback, and cheered me on. The writing life is often solitary, but I wouldn’t be here without a community of support.

 

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