[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Julie Buckley The irony is not lost on me when my Japanese student comes up with the irretrievable word on the tip of my tongue as I am trying to teach him English. Or when my six-year-old is able to finish the sentence I started […]
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A Survival Guide for Introverts Parenting Small Children
By Britta Eberle of This is Motherhood Recently I saw a thread on social media in which other introverted parents were lamenting how they never get to be alone anymore. One of the people on the thread hadn’t been home alone for over a year. She said that since her […]
To the Man Who Abused Me and Contributed to My Coma
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] My mother always used to say our secrets made us sick. If I told a little white lie about what the latest cafeteria meal tasted like, she’d tell me that my body was really the one who’d be sorry if I didn’t eat the steamed vegetable […]
7 Things Only People With Dry Skin Understand
Winter is the worst season of the year. It is the season that brings the realization of what’s in store for us, oh sufferers of dry skin, for the next… well, eternity (really four months). That is not to say that we scaly-skinned sisters do not suffer in the summer […]
What No One Expects When They’re Expecting: My Story of Prenatal Depression
Prenatal depression. Yes, this is a thing. Most people have heard personal accounts and information on post-partum depression, but prenatal depression is rarely, if ever, talked about. This post chronicles my experience. Here is a bit of back story. I have dealt with anxiety and depression for as long […]
Let the Fire Burn You: A Story of Love, Loss and Healing
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Jenny Jones of Life’s a Polyp It can be unsettlingly easy for life to beat us down as we blissfully go about our daily lives, unaware of what is occurring in the background. I recently found myself deep within a well of depression and heartache, […]
Yes, Even Mental Illness Is Allowed a Bad Day
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Kristina Hammer of The Daily Rantings of an Angrivated Mom Recently, I have witnessed some happenings which involved people who were emotionally compromised and fragile being bullied under the pretense of self-victimization. Though there were various motives, the bottom line simply put was they were […]
When Pregnancy Comes Between Friends
By Anna Lee Beyer of annabeblog.blogspot.com “I understand why people adopt; being pregnant is so uncomfortable!” My friend said this as I drove her to her baby shower. That was the sentence that paused our friendship — as she started motherhood, and I continued my seven-year fight with infertility. She didn’t […]