[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] It’s been quite a full year for me. I’m two years closer to being a “thirty-something,” I’ve just married the love of my life this June, I’m half-way through my college career, and I’ve officially closed the door on a decade of medical hurdles. I’ve also […]
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Blue Is Pretty, Too: Gender Disappointment and Grief
Grief is impossible. It’s excruciating. One minute, life can feel okay as you begin to make peace with your world being forever incomplete. You start to find joy in the little things. You learn that every moment is to be cherished. Then the pain returns, as quickly as it came […]
How to Back to School Shop in 18 Easy Steps
Step 1: Declare it is official “Back to School Shopping Day!” Step 2: Load all three kids in car (only one of whom needs back to school supplies as the other two will still be home. With you. Every day. All the time. But, that’s neither here nor there.) Step […]
Real Tired of Your Sh*t, Preschooler: A Reality TV Docudrama
This is the true story of one 3 year old … picked to go to bed … and actually sleep in that bed … except she doesn’t. To find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real: “Real Tired of your Shit, Preschooler.” Episode one opens […]
Am I Selfish? The Mom and the Selfie Stick
By Liv of Live By Surprise I don’t generally approve of the whole “selfie” craze. Kimmie and her “Selfish” book (which, damnit, I’m not linking to because that girl gets so much spotlight I’m surprised she doesn’t have a perma-tan) are, as far as I’m concerned, part of what’s wrong […]
Having Babies Hurts: A Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program
What follows is an excerpt from my book, Who Pooped on the Corpses? And Other Pressing Life Concerns. If you like what you see, click on the link at the end of the post to order your very own SIGNED copy! *********** As I ponder my son Alister’s upcoming birthday, I can’t […]
We’re All Adults Here, So Let’s Stop Acting Like Schoolyard Bullies
By Autumn Marshall of Welcome to My World Unfortunately, that is a topic I have been thinking about a lot lately. It seems like I jumped in a time machine and landed in middle school. You remember middle school, right? The time when everyone was “finding” themselves and learning how to be […]
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 […]