November 12, 2022:
I never wanted children. I don't regret not having them.
The one nuance which makes me sad is that once I'm gone there will be no living remainder of my mother. She'll be all absent, along with the rugs she knitted and the furniture she finished and the small collection of knickknacks of hers I've saved, all destined for landfill. Bedrock and foundation for the lives of others to come.