Jessica Hernandez

Jessica Hernandez is a writer, librarian, teacher & all-around word girl. When not being used as a human canvas for baby food art, she writes about parenting and mental illness.

Life

My friend gave me 5 bags of hand-me-downs—and it was such a bittersweet gift

The amount of stuff was staggering. There were five giant bags of t-shirts, printed onesies, and pants with faces on the seat. There were boxes of tiny shoes and a box of wooden toys. Half of it still had the tags on.