I love seeing my 2-and-a-half-year-old son learn new things. Just the other day, he said a full sentence that I actually understood the first time he said it. He was looking for his monster truck toy and said, "Where's...
I used to wonder which came first — my anxiety or the glaringly obvious fact that my son has special needs. After some reflection, it seems that I have always had anxiety. It manifested itself throughout a rather difficult...
May is Military Appreciation Month and, while I've written about it before, this year really has me thinking. As anyone can guess, it's not always easy being part of a military family. My husband is often gone, be it...
Infertility is a path walked by many but discussed by few. It’s not a title anyone wants associated with their family planning, but it affects one out of eight couples. What is talked about even less is life after infertility....
When it comes to being attacked, you probably think, “That will never happen to me.” Of course, not. No one wants it to happen to them, but in reality, it does and it could happen. One out of three women...
For as long as I can remember, intercourse has been painful. I barely recall it being enjoyable in my 20s, but for the most part, it has hurt me more than it has pleasured me. Let me explain.
I have...
I know what you're thinking: This almost 32-year-old alumna woman needs to move on from her sorority days. And I have. I am no longer involved with my local chapter, and many, though not all, of my sorority sisters and...
"I love you," I said, with tears streaming down my face. "I know you do," she whispered. I was 16 years old, and that was the last conversation I had with my mother. She died the next day, after...
This is Part III in a series of blog posts by the author who has chosen to stay anonymous during her fertility journey. Click to read Part I and Part II.
I feel like a failure — at IVF, that is....
I had already done the "kiddie countdown" with sparkling water and cheap party hats at around 9 p.m. and was snuggled under a blanket in my holiday pajamas with a glass of Prosecco, dangerously close to putting 2016 to bed, when it...
Now that I am a parent, I often try to remember when I was a kid and what my parents were like with me back then. It might be a "How did they handle that parenting challenge?" or a "I...
Resolution (res-o-lu-tion) – noun. A firm decision to do or not do something.
It’s that time of year when we all think about what we want to achieve in the next 12 months. Lose weight, decrease debt, exercise more… you know the usual rundown....