Before tossing out random advice to people you don’t know, consider the fact that not everyone can conceive babies in a heartbeat. A little sensitivity goes a long way.
Hiya!
This is a blog about attempting to make your own humans (and failing miserably at first, but eventually succeeding), parenting, marriage, working mom life, aging parents, and being an imperfect human.
Night Terrors
Fewer than 1% of adults experience night terrors. Now that I’m a parent, one of my worst fears becomes real for a few seconds every night.
That’s My Job
I’m often asked, “What’s the most surprising part about being a parent?” It’s not hard to come up with an answer.
No Tears to Report
I knew Peanut’s first day at daycare would be hard. All my mom friends warned me that I would cry. So I feel the need to explain the very good reason why I didn’t.
For the Birds
All summer long, I looked forward to my maternity leave. Now that it’s over, I’ve decided that this working mother stuff is for the birds.
Evolving
In Peanut’s first picture, she’s just a bundle of cells. Four weeks later, she had a beating heart. This complicates my formerly simple views on a contentious issue: abortion.
Milk Cow
Breastfeeding isn’t as easy as some bitches make it look. Kidding aside, it is harder than it seems, and feelings toward it can be complicated.
She’s Let Herself Go
We’ve all seen them: new mothers who look like crap in public. I pitied them, thinking they should really take more time for themselves. What the hell was I thinking?
A Furry Mutiny
Everyone told me that poop and pee would suddenly get much more important when I had a baby. They were right, but not in the way I assumed.
The Dog’s Point of View
Since Mom writes about me all the time, I thought I’d try my hand (paw?) at writing — and tell everyone what this new baby is like, from my (the dog’s) perspective.