Many thanks to Lisa for giving us the prompt of “work” on this labor day (which ended two hours ago, but who’s counting? 😉 ) And many thanks for allowing me to continue to intermittently be part of this wonderful group of poets who are dVerse. 💖
Work Family
My work was not work—exactly. I typed, rewrote, proofed in equal intervals I drank coffee laughed, traded jibes, grew a family not of my blood, but of my mental kin people who thought outside the box understood, accepted me for me. Work family.
I had a collaborator who used to describe me as his work-wife. We still catch-up for coffee and now he introduces me as his ex-work-wife. 😀
Ha! That’s funny. Yes, we do enjoy some wonderful relationships. Thanks so much, Kate!
Lovely to have a work family. 🙂
I have been fortunate! Thanks so much, Kitty! 🙂
Glad you decided to write to this prompt, Sascha. There is an organic health to what you describe that is beautiful. I see WP communities like that <3
I agree with you. Many of of the creative writing communities on WP are like that. Thanks so much, Lisa! 🙂
I wish more people could have this experience.
“grew a family
not of my blood, but of my mental kin.”
I’m thinking that it comes from people working towards the same goal and not against each other, especially when they’ve been doing it for many years. Thanks so much, Ali! 🙂
WordPress does seem like work family.
Yes. That’s one reason I’ve always liked it. Other blogging environments don’t seem the same. Thank you! 🙂
That sounds lovely to have a family like that… I think I recognize more work as the fight among siblings.
It may be because I’ve worked in a small university lab for so many years. We’ve had some estranged family members but for the most part, good family. Thanks, Bjorn! 🙂