The Work at Home
/As she bent to examine my child, the health professional, making small talk, asked what I do.
“I’m a wife and the mother of nine children.”
“She blogs,” piped the child helpfully.
“You blog?” inquired the examiner. “What do you blog about?”
“Catholic family life — mothering, cooking, cleaning, spirituality …” I faded, weakly watching the expression on her face.
“People read that stuff? There’s an actual audience for that? Really? Who has time for that stuff?”
