firsts
There was the first time I did "it" (don't worry I'll spare you). The first time I thought I was in love. The first time I knew I was in love. The first time I fell out of love. The first time I told someone I loved them and didn't mean it. The first time I told someone I didn't love them and wished I had meant it. There was my first broken heart and the first time I broke one.
There was the first time I realized that Cherry Coke was so much better than those other colas I drank. The first time I smoked a cigarette. The first time I realized I needed to quit smoking. The first time I drank a dirty dry martini. The first time I had one too many dirty dry martinis.
There was the first time I met a friend. The first time I met a best friend. The first time one of my best friends introduced me to Mr. Kaos. The first time I met Mr. Kaos' family. The first time he met mine. The first time we knew we were going to last. The first time we knew we were going to be a family. The first time we told someone we were going to be a family.
Then there was the first time, that first moment when we were a family. The moment when after months of pregnancy and days of labor K made her triumphant debut in the face of adversity and she drew her first breaths and cried her first cry.
And the first time I knew a whole knew kind of love.
Of all the firsts in my life, and there are so many more than I have listed, three really stand out.
The first time I saw this city.
The first time I shared a kiss with Mr. Kaos.
The first time my daughter drew a breath.What are your best firsts?*********
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