Stories

  • You’re a Mom! (And No Longer a Person)

    You’re a Mom! (And No Longer a Person)

    I’ve tried to make plans with a handful of people in the last few weeks and the conversation always goes something like this: Me: Let’s go blank, blank, or blank. Their reply: You’ll have…

  • Who Are You Perverts?

    Who Are You Perverts?

    I just went to check the traffic to this blog (because it’s new and I’m still tracking things) and I think it’s time to possibly change the name of the blog. I originally chose…

  • Step Into My Horror Room

    Step Into My Horror Room

    Dear women’s clinic where my OBGYN works, I’m not sure if this is horrifying or hilarious. It seems that your phlebotomists have a sense of humor and are also very festive but I’m afraid…

  • Pregnancy, Pervert Dreams, And Sex

    Pregnancy, Pervert Dreams, And Sex

    If pregnancy makes me anything, it’s horny. The first trimester was like being transported back to my teenage body where all I thought about was humping whatever crush I had at the time: Brad…

  • This is What it’s Like to be Pregnant and Afraid

    This is What it’s Like to be Pregnant and Afraid

    For the first few hours after I found out that I was pregnant, I was super excited. We’d been trying for months and had just started talking with the doctor about fertility help. After…

  • Dear Baby, Change the World. No Pressure.

    Dear Baby, Change the World. No Pressure.

    I exist with a lot of guilt about the world and I have ever since I slid out of my mamma’s lady garden. I had empathy for rocks, I talked with trees, and I…

  • It’s Just Your Bones Breaking (NBD)

    It’s Just Your Bones Breaking (NBD)

    Today I had my 24-week appointment with my OBGYN, or more specifically, the PA that works at the women’s clinic. She’s a charming and warm woman who somehow remembers everything you ever tell her…

  • 4 Podcasts I’m Obsessed with Right Now

    4 Podcasts I’m Obsessed with Right Now

    The Moth:  “True Stories Told Live.” I’ve been obsessed with The Moth for a while now. Just like their tagline suggests, real people tell true stories on stage. The stories make me laugh out loud,…

  • Why You Should Never Google Jeffrey Dahmer

    Why You Should Never Google Jeffrey Dahmer

    Yesterday I was listening to a storytelling podcast, which I do almost every morning (find my current faves here), and one of the stories was about a man who was super into Jeffrey Dahmer (he…

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