I’ve always been in love with Time, or at least I’ve perceived it as Love, but it’s Control: I own it, and it does what I want. Each second is a something that can be …
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dishwasher v. boy
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A MAN.
Today, on feelings I did not anticipate: I have a crush on my son. Like before bed I lie awake looking at pictures of him, he gives me butterflies, I miss him when he’s in …
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how to walk
My greatest fears used to be very bad reviews, plummeting to my death in a plane crash, or hurting the feelings of someone I love, but now at the very top of the list is …
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EXCUSE ME, MY SURGERY HURTS
As the days pass, Morrison and I keep remembering surreal little bits of our hospital stay, like we ate mushrooms a few weeks ago and are now just recalling all that we saw and did. …
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tummy time, or: this, forever
Like a month ago when I was a different human, I swore to myself that once Joe was born, I would not let this space become solely about babies. I would strike a balance between …
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Love on the Spectrum
Very early on in the first episode of this new Netflix show, Michael (25, Aspergers, completely amazing in every way) declares to the camera that all he wants in the world is to be a …
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Mother in Training
Baby is not moving: Me: WHAT’S WRONG, ARE YOU OKAY? Baby is moving A LOT: Me: WHAT’S WRONG, ARE YOU OKAY? Baby is moving a regular amount: Me: SOMETHING MUST REALLY BE WRONG, ARE YOU …
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Spystetter
Morrison and I have been discussing whether or not we will put pictures of our kid on the internet. I’m like, ONE MILLION TIMES YES and Morrison is like, ONE MILLION TIMES NEVER. It’s interesting …
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Prepped
We are proud graduates of Loom’s Prepped: The Series birthing class, and while I learned many things that will stay with me forever, and have seen things I cannot unsee — the thing that will …
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‘Politics’
I spent a great deal of my 20’s saying to myself ‘I’m not a political person’ and ‘I care about people, not politics,’ but I was not to be trusted as I wore 5 dollar …