Title
A Return to Little Things: Stories on Motherhood and Mistakes
Date of Award
8-19-2010
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Liberal Studies
Organizational Unit
University College, Arts and Culture Management
Disciplines
Arts and Culture
First Advisor
Andrea Dupree
Keywords
Forgiveness, Forties, Little, Mistakes, Motherhood, Return, Things, Women
Abstract
A Return to Little Things includes three nonfiction pieces that revolve around the mistakes made by mothers and daughters. The collection investigates the idea that our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made. The essays directly address three specific situations that touch on the themes of motherhood, choices, and the human inclination to recall them with bitterness, and offer proof that time often allows us to move forward to forgiveness. Using humor and acceptance, the narrator is led through a labyrinth of emotions to come to peace with these choices. The stories serve as reminders that there are no mistakes, only lessons, and we must seek to understand them to live happy lives. This manuscript is a work in progress.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Heffelman, Lianne, "A Return to Little Things: Stories on Motherhood and Mistakes" (2010). University College: Arts and Culture Management Capstones. 45.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_mals/45