I have two younger sisters, one is 22, about to get married, works on brains in hospitals, and has her life together (or at least more together than mine). The other one is about to turn 21. My youngest sister is a great student, but she is a menace on society. She is the kind … Continue reading My youngest sister is about to turn 21?
It has been one year. A whole year. I am not sure where the time went, but what I can tell you is that it has not been easy since I have said goodbye to my daughter. I have struggled with coming to terms with being a childless mother and even as I write now … Continue reading One year later…
Over the past eight months, I have struggled to find a reason to write happy posts or find humor in the small things. At the beginning of December my boyfriend and I found out that we were pregnant. I had just started a new job after being laid off twice over the course of two months, … Continue reading self(LESS) – A Birthmother’s Pain
When I was a small child, I had the prettiest curly, brown locks of hair. My hair went down to my butt, and my parents helped keep it pretty by brushing my hair for me every day. I was ADORABLE, but then one fateful day... my world changed for the worse! I was around 4 … Continue reading My first haircut…
It is self-defense really. No one wants to walk into the bathroom when there is someone ready with a high-powered supersoaker standing guard waiting for their attack. In my house growing up my dad always thought it was funny to pour ice and cold water over the shower curtain. He would sneak into the bathroom … Continue reading Why I shower with the curtain partially open…
The news was spreading... There are alligators in the sewers. They have climbed all the way up into our plumbing, and every time you flush the toilet or let the water run to long or use the garbage disposal there is an alligator waiting to snatch you up! My dad showed my friend and I … Continue reading Why I had to pee with someone growing up…
When I was a kid my parents did not let me have video games or watch tv too long (actually I was really only allowed to watch some disney movies and veggietales). I was one of those "free-range" kids you here about in the news. After the rain came or if someone's sprinklers were running … Continue reading New tar on the road
Cantankerous & Gregarious 