When my first child was born, all I wanted was for my mom to take care of me; she was there, no questions asked. I was her baby,…
Before I had kids I was rarely ill. No colds. No flu. No ear-nose-throat infections. My immune system was Teflon-coated, permeated only occasionally by self-induced day-after-the-night-before-type maladies. Enter…
A few months back, I had a big surgery to prepare for that I was not looking forward to. I was to be put under anesthesia for hours…
I was an addict. I was a drug addict. It took me a long time to utter those words in my own head, let alone speak them out…
Every time I walk into the psychiatry office, a deja vu chill shoots down my spine. Coming through that door is exactly the same every single time. A…
I’m laying in bed, mentally gearing myself up for the conversation. I used to worry a lot about how to phrase things correctly, but as this is the…
If I could go back and tell my 20-year-old self something, it would be to set the bar lower when it comes to income potential. See, when we…
Today I’m fucking done. I say this to myself, tired and overwhelmed. I’m lying here and I’m feeling very sorry for myself. It’s indulgent and pathetic but there…
When I met my husband, I knew very little about him. I ‘d heard that he had “lived.” I didn’t really know what that meant at the time.…
I was at an event once and was introduced to a woman who was prattling on about this being her first night out away from her kids in…