Pregnancy, for some it’s a time of glowing and eager anticipation, for others it’s a time of great discomfort and fear, but for almost everyone it’s a time of struggle. And I’m just talking about the dads here… ba-dum-tss. It can be hard to watch the woman that you love the most going through something …
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There is something that happens when you become a parent. Some weird thing that changes your relationship with the space time continuum. It’s like, time no longer moves as it once did. Don’t believe me? Ask any parent you know and they will tell you that once you have kids, time loses all meaning. I …
Summer reading lists are BS when you’re a parent Read More »
Have you ever heard the phrase horse latitudes before? If you haven’t, don’t worry, it’s an outdated term with several different interpretations that the average person would have no call to know. The origins of the saying have absolutely no baring on what I’m about to tell you. That is, other than to briefly explain …
Pregnancy and the horse latitudes, what the last weeks and sailing have in common Read More »
Dear AARP, I am writing to you today on behalf of my uterus. Or maybe I’m writing on behalf of my ovaries, hell, how about you just accept this letter on behalf of the whole kit-n-caboodle. You see, I have been informed by my OB that due to the fact that I will be over …
On the 19th I will turn 35, making these my last few dying days in my early thirties. I thought I’d approach this day with sadness at the loss of my blush of youth, regret for the things that I didn’t do with my life (still haven’t written that Great American Novel, have I?), and …
Once, when I was about fifteen, I got very sick. I had been feeling poorly for a few days before I finally told my mother that I probably needed to go to the doctor. It was there that we received the diagnosis of a sinus infection coupled with bronchitis. I was given a prescription and …
When You’re a Mom, Nobody Cares That You’re Sick Read More »
Before I begin, I want to issue two warnings. First, I’m going to talk about rape. Second, I’m going to use some adult language. I want to offer a preemptive apology to my mother and mother-in-law before we go any further. For anyone that doesn’t want to see me getting super liberal with the F-word …