Johanna C.

This wound isn’t loud and dramatic. It’s quiet. It sneaks into the corners of our kids’ adulthood and shows up in ways we don’t always connect back to us.

A tuck here, a pull there — no shade if you want it. But let’s be honest: you can only yank that face back so far before you start looking like Barbie left out in the sun too long.

Some of us had time to prepare. Baby showers, cute onesies, and the ceremonial “what are they gonna call me?” conversations.