the most beautiful mommy

January 9, 2012

My mystery rash reappeared the day after Christmas, 20 months after my last outbreak. I recognized the sensations immediately: the tingly feelings in my hands and feet, the itchiness on unmarked skin. I tried to be positive, but after the girls fell asleep I curled up in my husband’s arms and cried. The next day [...]

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dear google

January 5, 2012

Dear Google, We’ve been together for a long time. I remember you before you were a verb (when used with an object), when you were nothing more than an Ask Jeeves alternative. Sure it’s been on-and-off. I know you’ve had (many) other women, and I’ve tried several other search engines, but in the end, we [...]

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unbreakable

January 3, 2012

Last month I found Unbreakable, a photography project started by Grace Brown, a 19 year-old student in NYC. Grace photographs victims of sexual abuse, holding up signs with the words of their attackers. Reading the messages on the cards wasn’t easy for me; many of the women I grew up with–and around–were victims of sexual [...]

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a storytelling playdate for moms

December 28, 2011

Giving birth taught me three very important things: 1) Don’t eat anything–not even a Cheerio–before going into labor. (No matter how many times your doctor/midwife/friends assures you that it won’t happen to you, or that you’re not the kind of woman who’d accidentally sh*t on her kid, don’t listen to them.) 2) If you can’t [...]

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a journey

December 22, 2011

She stared at the back of his head as he led the animal down the bumpy, uneven path. She really needed him to stop again, but couldn’t ask. They’d already lost so much time because of her. The baby kicked. She grabbed her stomach and shifted. Everything hurt. Upper back, lower back, head, legs, stomach, bladder. [...]

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from the archives: appropriate elevator conversations

December 20, 2011

There are times when I miss my girls being little, and then there are times when I remember why I wanted to shoot myself when they were small. Cheers to all you moms out there with precocious little ones. (And to all you who get stuck in elevators with other people’s precocious little ones…) • [...]

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