Elizabeth’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, McSweeney’s, Electric Literature, and others. She is currently working on a memoir about being a bad cancer mom. She lives outside of Philly with her two children and their many pets. Find her at writingelizabeth.com and on Instagram @writingelizabeth
I didn’t know how to be this kind of parent. Until this moment, I’d followed a prescribed path: packing lunches, ferrying my kids to and from school, serving balanced meals, running baths in the evening. I aspired to be unremarkable,…