Hello, I’m Bridget

I have a son in prison.

This is a unique and humbling perspective on life, punishment, karma, taxes, parenting, God, America, grief, mental health, and gratitude.

My posts are personal and raw; there is no shortage of difficult language or startling statistics. This feed will evoke conflict, both within and amongst readers.

There are nearly 2 million incarcerated individuals in the United States, all of them were born to mothers. Some of us have even been good mothers by the standard definition.

Who am I writing for?

• Lovers of human interest stories

• Parents, and those supporting parents

• Educators and education policies makers

• Law enforcement and judges

• Rebels

• Change makers

What

Think docuseries; think saga. Because it is. Unscripted. This is real life, unfolding in a manner that we never planned to experience let alone discuss with you. It is hard. It is humbling. It is also an opportunity to learn.

Some of my posts are journal entries written over the years. Some are real-time unfolding events (trust me, there are stories). Other posts will be news and info relevant to our experiences.

In all of this, I fight to remain witty, authentic, and bold.

When

I will post once a week on Fridays. I might bring you personal experiences or funny-not-funny stories from my/our week. Other posts will illuminate how we got here. Some content might be a highlight of recent corrections matters (wow, what a mess), political decisions, or national justice-related news to consider. Maybe we can even discuss pardons (ah, hem). Would I pardon my son? Stay tuned.

How

For reference, I will not out my son by name, number, image, or specifics. He is doing time in a maximum security prison and drawing attention to him is not our goal. I understand curiosity, and I know that I would full-on Google to learn more if I were you. Of course, you are free to do so. I can ask you only to be kind, with his (and his family’s) safety in mind.

What I will promise is…

• 100% honesty

• No excuses

• Real emotion

• Transparency

• Good research

• Hope

• ZERO AI generated content

Free Subscribers have access to

• weekly insights called “Confessions” (i.e., reflections from within the hidden life of a mother of an American prisoner)

• musings about American policies which impact families of the incarcerated

• parenting perspectives, from a mom in the trenches (who also happens to be a clinical psychologist)

Paid subscriptions receive all of the free content plus

• the “Rest of the Story” (private details the public doesn’t need to know)

• access to comment and share in deeper discussion

• an inside look at actual records and photos

• occasional videos, chats, interviews, Q &As

• actionable steps to get involved in your community

• the satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting our family to provide for a my son’s commissary needs in real time (e.g., clothing, food, paper, stamps, and books- he has no access to TV nor the internet)

• be part of a community that cares

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Most of all, thank you for reading. 🖤

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