She’s supposed to be sleeping, but instead, I hear her across the hall. She’s laying in her bed, telling her “knock knock” joke to her stuffed horse. And chattering softly to herself, to her stuffed animals. And to any angels who may be listening in. I’m sitting on the bed, typing, just to let my soul breathe for a second….
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Three Little Words That Ignite Friendship
They are just three little words. But they are hard to say. And they’re not, “I love you.” They are more honest than that. They are more desperate than that. They are more powerful than that. And they are what real friendship is made of. I heard my little sister say those three little words to me on the phone,…
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Does Infertility Affect Friendships?
“So…do you guys think you might, I mean, someday, ever want to have kids?” My friend asks me as we play with her toddler on the floor. I see the curve of her belly, pregnant with their second. She doesn’t know we’ve actually been trying for over a year—with no success of conceiving. She doesn’t know I actually ache to…
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To The Woman Who Thought She Was Pregnant When She Wasn’t
Maybe you thought your belly was starting to curve. Maybe you let out your gut in front of the mirror after your shower, and could swear it was protruding. Maybe you felt a wave of nausea on the drive to work. Maybe your bra felt tighter than usual. Maybe you felt extra tired this month. Maybe you had some major…
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When Motherhood Gets Messy
“Don’t touch Mommy when she’s on the potty.” This is an actual rule in our house. One of those rules you never imagine making before entering motherhood, but makes total sense after the fact. My daughter is two, and when I’m on the toilet, she likes to stand right up next to me, with her hand on my thigh like…
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