Today, I found out that two of my friends miscarried.
Friends who have tried for years to get pregnant.
I spent the weekend with one, talking about the nursery, offering to babysit.
I shared a flurry of emails with the other, first of congratulations, then of grief.
One can’t talk about it.
The other can’t stop crying.
They are beautiful women.
One [...]
My cousin, Amanda, came to visit me last week. Which is part of the reason for the lack of blog updates. Plus, I’m lazy. But in honor of her visit, I thought I would share a story from our teenage years.
Okay, so, when I was in high school, I didn’t have my own car. I [...]
So, I thought I’d follow my heart-felt, soul baring blog with a really disturbing but hopefully funny story from my childhood. But, I’m going to be intentionally vague about some of the details…protecting the innocent, blah blah blah. But trust me, this story is crazy enough without names and dates.
When I was 13, I traveled [...]
It’s hard for me to say “I love you.” Because I have issues.
First, I shall tell you my childhood issues that have formed me into the warped human being I am today.
Growing up, there was a person in my family whom I often talked to on the phone. This person and I had a strained [...]
Recently (okay, it was several months ago) a friend and I were talking about our childhoods. And she mentioned that she used to sell greeting cards. Oh my gosh. I used to sell greeting cards! I’m not talking about for a school fundraiser. This was something I would do during the summer to make extra [...]
Who only blogs once a week? So, in an effort to bring back the fun (and readers) on this here blog, I will post a To Whom it May Concern. And you people better comment. Because this post is sucking every bit of humor and happiness right out of me.
To Whom it May Concern–Weekend Edition
Dear [...]