All by Myself

Alone doesn’t mean lonely.

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

There wasn’t a lot of alone time for me when I was growing up. Big family + sharing a room with my sister + a small (ish) house = a limited amount of time all by myself.

Still, I found it.

I love dogs. My family’s pet (Tiny) was deemed mine (with my siblings not interested in her). I would sometimes snuggle with Tiny as she curled in my lap on…