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Damn, I had forgotten how isolated and depressed I can feel being a stay at home mom. I am reminded of when I was pregnant with Nathan; I was the lead party chef supervising a small group of women on the graveyard shift. They were always kind to me, and I wanted to be the [...]
' September 22nd, 2009 at 04:59pm 11 comments
I’m certainly not the only one who danced with her siblings on the coffee table day after day, inspired by the Jackson Five, practicing my singing and my dance moves wearing just my stocking feet. I’m not, right? My brother dropped out of our band after the first rehearsal, my eldest sister was soon to [...]
' June 27th, 2009 at 02:41am 2 comments
I sat on the edge of the worn green couch, sipping warm black coffee and trying to remember how to make small talk. I tried to remind myself that I had to do this. I had to meet the parents and visit their homes before I could just leave my child there to play.
After we [...]
' June 18th, 2009 at 06:18pm Add comment
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After my abysmal fishing performance at the GI Joe fishing school my dad set his mind to spending the weekends taking me to various liquid spots to practice. We went to rivers, lakes, and even to the ocean, where I quickly learned to [...]
' May 7th, 2009 at 06:49am 4 comments