I was raped once and I kept quiet about it. In my head, it was partially my fault. I’d been drinking and had said yes to some things…
Last month, I surprised my husband with tickets to go see the newest Star Wars movie. Truth be told, it was the first Star Wars movie I’d ever…
I had a hysterectomy almost three months ago. It came as a shock due to a biopsy coming back positive for cancer. The treatment? A hysterectomy. This all came…
Did you know approximately 1 in 1000 pregnant women will get a kidney stone? Not as common as say, heartburn or hemorrhoids, but ladies, if you are one…
I can’t believe the things my 12-year-old daughter and her friends take for granted, from chai tea lattes to mascara. Not just mascara, tween girls have been sneaking…
When a woman gives birth for the first time, she is often given sage advice like: “Sleep when the baby sleeps” or “Enjoy this time, because it goes…
Apparently I am a disgrace to modern women. As if wasting my University degree by staying home to clean toilets wasn’t bad enough, now I don’t want to…
Part time Dads- I’m glad you came to the park. I know you don’t get to spend enough time with your children. I know you’re trying to give…
I recently moved to a new town (well a new town in a new country to be precise) where I don’t know anyone. at all. I was nervous,…
With forty rapidly chasing me down, I’ve noticed some age-induced oddities that paint a less than fabulous picture of what’s to come. Apparently, most of the crazy shit…