Monthly Archives: January, 2010
How Honest is Too Honest?
In the Fall issue of get born, we published a list of “Truths” spoken by us, by other moms, overheard at the book club, etc. Truths like, “I regularly drank wine during my pregnancy,” generated some buzz, both good and bad. We heard from a couple of readers who felt upset and uncomfortable with the (…) MORE »
Dreams–unrealized, new, and old
A facebook fan made the most gorgeous statement in the comments today. She said, in response to the question, “Which songs are “your songs for your kids?”: “I used to sing Rascal Flatt’s “God Bless the Broken Road” to my oldest every night. It helped me come to terms with letting go of some of (…) MORE »
Too Honest!
Skinny Dipping | Pregnant | Registry Revisited | Too Honest?
Registry Revisited
Winter 2010 Issue Four years after giving birth, I’m still pregnant with all the useless junk I received at my baby shower. Pathetically, most of this stuff I actually asked for. Yep, that was me, waddling aimlessly through the aisles of my local baby store, laser gun cocked, attempting to blast away my parenting insecurities. (…) MORE »
Pregnant
Winter 2010 Issue Staring down at the little stick in my hand, I give it a rough shake. I look again, but it hasn’t changed. The line is still there or, more accurately, both lines are still there. Two lines. I double check the description on the box to be sure, but I’ve done this (…) MORE »
Skinny Dipping
Winter 2010 Issue Long and lean, rolling through the narrows like a river at midnight you are shadow and reflection curves and dips; thrust and suckle Still, I hear what I wish had been fluid, rush, arch, sigh, kept in line and out of the river bed. One moment stilled like a photograph Naked, overexposed (…) MORE »
