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To the Unloved Child

I was in an awful dream involving some pungent oder I could not leave. I woke to discover my daughter laying next to me, bits of the brown stuff laying beside her. I quickly stumbled out of bed to grab wipes and discovered a trail of it, beginning at my sheets and traveling down the… Continue reading To the Unloved Child

Childbirth · Humor

2 Things NOT to Say to the Pregnant Woman!

I was with an unnamed relative at the park when we struck up a conversation with one of the moms there. She was definitely pregnant and told us she had five weeks to go. This is how the following conversation proceeded: My unnamed relative: “Oh, wow, five more weeks! I thought you were due any… Continue reading 2 Things NOT to Say to the Pregnant Woman!

Happiness

I am the Luckiest of All

I was sitting by my daughter, enjoying the moment, when a medley I had made up during the first few months of her life came to my head. I began to sing it to her again: I’m the luckiest mommy in the whole wide world The luckiest mommy in the whole wide world For of all… Continue reading I am the Luckiest of All