Category Archives: awesome.

A Good Hurt

I keep hearing about mothers whose babies have died, and I feel heartcrushingly sad. I don’t know how I would deal with the loss of my son, and sometimes when I think about it—trying to prepare myself for the horrific worst—I … Continue reading

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My First Square Foot Garden

As you may know, I have long aspired to maintaining a certain level of crunchiness in my life. I recycle, I walk or bike instead of drive whenever possible, and I really really want a hybrid. I’m practically Ed Begley … Continue reading

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On Loving

I wonder how many women give birth and don’t immediately feel a tsunami of motherly love toward their babies. I wonder how many women might feel guilty about that. I hope not many. But probably a lot. •••••••••• I was … Continue reading

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Whether or Not to Find Out the Baby’s Sex

And secondly, that what little element of surprise *might* exist in a revelation with only three potential outcomes can exist at 20 weeks just as profoundly as it might exist at 40 (or 38 because we’re thinking happy thoughts here). Just because I intend to find out five months before the baby is born doesn’t mean it will be any less thrilling than if I’d waited until it shot out of my wide open crotch. Continue reading

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I Wore Pants to My Mormon Church

To find out more about why I wore pants to church, and why it was even a big deal, please visit the Facebook page about it here. Also, this Huffington Post article here. ••••••• Five years ago after marrying a … Continue reading

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