I think we've all been encouraged by brave moms who have gone before us to not be ashamed of the marks that have made us mommies. Stretch marks, flabby tummies, varicose veins, surgical scars, abs that have gone missing for YEARS--they're all just physical reminders of the sacrifice we make for our ...
How I’ve Devalued the Life of my Little One
I had my first baby two weeks after I finished college. And in the months that followed, the questions just came rolling in from my fellow graduates, child-free friends, older career moms, and former professors: “Do you feel like you’re being challenged in your daily life?” “Are you getting to do ...
I love your birth photo, but I don’t love mine
I love birth photos. The ones with the exhausted new mom clutching her naked new baby in sheer joy. Love to see them, and love to hear the stories behind them. But, I don't have one of those. Or at least I didn't with my first baby. I have this kind of awkward picture that I’ve only let a ...
My husband isn’t in love with me and here’s why
"I love you, Katie. But I'm not in love with you," said The Boy who broke my 16-year-old heart. And with that, our 18-month-long relationship (an eternity in teenage time) was over. That statement: to love but not be in love. I didn't know what it meant, what The Boy meant. All that I knew was ...