10 Years of Motherhood

10 Years of Motherhood

My first lesson of motherhood came hard and fast. I woke up from a nap in early labor to a team of doctors and nurses with their hands on me and in me, searching for my son’s heartbeat. He was born 15 minutes later, healthy and screaming, and I learned something...

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No right way to be a mom

No right way to be a mom

I am a mother. There is no denying it. There are two little humans who belong to me. I am fierce and protective. I teach my children to be competitive. I like to laugh about the insanity of it all. I’m snarky. I say things like, “Man, those last 9 months of pregnancy...
Power (less/ful) Birth: A Sexual Assault Survivor’s Experience

The Double Silence Series

When I gave birth to my son, I had no idea that birth could be traumatic. And as a survivor of sexual violence – even one who had spent 15 years healing – I went into pregnancy and birth without the knowledge and awareness I needed to make empowered decisions to...

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No right way to be a mom

Marriage with young kids is easy, said no one ever

I’d bet you a million dollars that if you ask happily married couples in their seventies or eighties to describe the easiest phase of their marriage, that none of them would wax poetic about the time when their kids were in diapers. At least this is what I tell myself...

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No right way to be a mom

The Working Parent's Potluck Dilemma

There’s nothing like a school or daycare potluck to bring on a burst of competitive parenting.  Personally, I dread the cheerful closing, “Bring a dish to share!” because I instantly start to think about how everyone in the room is going to judge my lack of Martha...