Bryant
Let’s start with some basic yes/no questions:
Is it sad that people died in a helicopter crash? Yes.
Is it especially sad that children lost their lives? Absolutely.
Is it devastating that families […]
Category: Women’s Rights
Trollfeeding
For those of you who I am friends with on social media, you’ve probably seen a recent exchange on my page with regards to the new study about Autism being proven to be 80% hereditary. For those of you who follow this blog, you’ll be simultaneously happy (because it […]
Cesarean
April is Cesarean Awareness Month but I wouldn’t necessarily wish someone a “Happy Cesarean Awareness Month”. From the vast majority of Cesarean Mamas I’ve met and […]
I’m Trying
“I’m trying” has been my automatic response to receiving any sort of praise whatsoever for as long as I can remember.
If I did well on a project at work: “I’m trying”
If a friend or relative complimented something I was wearing: “I’m trying”
If someone congratulated me on my weight loss, our engagement or subsequent marriage, my pregnancy, or just holding our house together all day, every day: “I’m trying”
It’s recently come to my attention that this is not healthy. […]
Birth: Act III
When: Wednesday, July 11, 12:30pm – 2 days postpartum
Where: Carle Hospital, Post Partum Unit
We were packing our things to leave, and all of a sudden I realized that for the last 36 hours, I had been in this room, and this room alone. I did not remember […]
Birth: Act II
When: Monday, July 9, 4:30pm – 40 Weeks, 3 Days
Where: Carle Hospital, 24 into my labor
Martin made his way back upstairs, sensing the urgency in my Mom’s text. My doctor laid it all out for us, in the simplest of terms. She said: […]
Birth: Act I
When: Friday, July 6, 6:00pm – 40 Weeks, Exactly
Where: The local Mexican restaurant, eating a spicy steak burrito the size of my head
In between bites, while discussing nothing in particular, my body began to tremor, […]
WHAT THE HELL?!
We’ve all seen movies or read books with pregnant people in them. Most of us have seen pregnant people in our lives, some of us have been close to them. Close enough to learn things, observe things, and ask questions too. There are things we all know about pregnancy or at least we’ve seen it in movies, read about it in books, or heard/seen it directly from family members, etc.
But what about all the surprises? What about […]
I Fed A Troll
Yesterday, I made a mistake.
I fed a troll.
Martin and I had just woken up, and I was casually scrolling through Facebook, while checking the morning’s happenings and any newsworthy events we should know before we started our day, when I came across a meme […]
International Women’s Day – Thursday Things
First and foremost: HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!
Today I’ll be listing my top songs about women. Our strength, our power, our beauty, our independence, and our sheer AWESOMENESS. So here it goes: […]
A Hopeful Midwesterner 