for my daughter – MAGAZINE

For My Daughter by Tina Lear

Posted on Aug 25, 2014Nov 3, 2014 by Germ Magazine guest author

I missed out on feeling your handprints, sticky with doughnut frosting, on my face, on the face of my days. I missed out on being your personal dragon slayer, the guard at your childhood door, the one who saw, and did something. Sometimes I go back, and I’m at the kitchen window, and you come […]

For My Daughter, From My Daughter

Posted on Mar 29, 2014Nov 4, 2014 by Jerri Sparks

For My Daughter: 1. Wear a coat; it’s cold outside. Fashion won’t fend off the flu. 2. The sunscreen you wear today helps you avoid holes being cut in your face by the dermatologist when you’re 40. 3. Learn as much as you can about everything that interests you; it makes your life more interesting. […]