I Was Scared To Look at My Baby When He Was Born
The day had arrived. We prepared for this day for months. Only we didn’t prep in the way most families…
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The day had arrived. We prepared for this day for months. Only we didn’t prep in the way most families…
Continue ReadingYoung women who have not yet had a mammogram, or male readers, you may want to sit this one out.…
Continue Reading"No, you're too young." My 9-year-old groans and stomps away. Again. Same question. Same answer. Day after day lately. I…
Continue ReadingDear Kids, The world has gotten more full of pressure to pretend than ever. Social media is overflowing with perfectly…
Continue ReadingI don't remember the last time I washed a onesie. I don't mean this in the way people do when they…
Continue ReadingAt six-years-old, if I possibly could have, I would have told myself, "Tell someone!" At seven, eight, nine, and 10…
Continue ReadingIt happened again this last week. We were out to eat at our local taco joint and I had gotten…
Continue ReadingThere were many things for which I was not prepared when they laid my first baby on my chest six…
Continue ReadingTo my mom: I’m lying on my bed hiding right now. I can hear the kids bickering as they get…
Continue ReadingIn the days since you’ve left me, I’ve begun each by staring at myself in the mirror and wondering if…
Continue ReadingMmm, acne . . . Welcome back. I haven't missed you. I thought I left you behind with my teenage…
Continue ReadingSatan wants to steal your motherhood. If you pay attention, you can see it happening; you can hear his whispers.…
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