Category: Personal Essays by Matthew
Growing Up, by Matthew P.
3-minute read time. Please enjoy this piece by my little brother. We didn’t have much growing up. Our mother didn’t work, and our father had left when we were younger. We would find odd jobs here and there, mowing a lawn, shoveling snow, raking up leaves, but it didn’t help much. Our mom would take… Read more
Finances, by Matthew P.
4-minute read time. Please enjoy this piece by my little brother. As I was growing up, I considered myself a middle-class child; I had food and a home, and my mother and father each had a car. My sister and I lived comfortably with our parents, two cats, and, eventually, our dog. Sure, our house… Read more
The Flood, by Matthew P.
4-minute read time. Please enjoy this piece by my little brother. Hoarding is unique in its inability to be understood by those who have not experienced it. To understand the effect that growing up in a hoarding household has, one must have grown up in a hoarding household. People can empathize with you and try… Read more
