We all know about the different cancer awareness months. We know about Grandparent’s day, Mother’s day, Father’s day, Groundhog Day, and the “traditional” holidays — the days marked on the calendars you can buy in stores. Now suddenly every day is a national something day. Since social media became such […]
Author: Natalia Bowser
Mental Illness and Who I Am Because of It
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] You’re stupid. You’re selfish. Grow up and quit acting like a child. Three statements I’ve heard so many times in my life I’ve begun to believe them, even repeat them to myself. Who am I? I’m nobody special, nobody you would remember in a crowd of […]
Ectopic Pregnancy and Infertility: A Devastating Tale
My husband and I started dating July 3rd, 2007. We were young and in love. We had hung out a lot before we actually started seriously dating. I knew back then I was going to marry him, and as he tells me, he loved me from the first time I […]
The Argument for Having Open Sex Talks with Kids
A while ago while school was still in session, my oldest son had to attend “Health Class.” He was nervous, claiming the subject made him sick to his stomach. During dinner, we talked about everything from where babies really come from to wet dreams. I know it wasn’t really dinner […]
35 Things I NEVER Had to Say Before Marriage and Children
Everyone says getting married and having children is fun and makes your life more joyful. I have two boys and I’m not sure about girls, but my boys are disgusting! They don’t seem to understand how much I dislike needing a second shower after sitting in their pee because […]
To Be Facebook Famous: Same Cliques, New Rules
Being cool on Facebook seems to be one of the newest fads. Everyone wants friends on Facebook and wants people to like what they post. People start Facebook fan pages hoping to be noticed. The Facebook world pretends to be above high school bullshit, but in reality, it isn’t. There […]
Sometimes I Hate My Husband. And That’s OK.
Sometimes I hate my husband, and I’m still a loving wife. There are days that I want to smash things because of words my husband uttered without thinking. Nights I want to smother him with a pillow for snoring too loudly when I’m exhausted. There are days I want to […]
16 Little Lies We’re All Guilty of Telling
You know you tell those little white lies on occasion. Don’t worry; I’m sure a lot of us can relate! Sorry I’ve been super busy You’re lying. We all know you were either binge watching Netflix or something you’ve DVRd. Or you’re an asshole and got to take a nap. […]