July 26, 2010

This is not a MomCasting audition.

We are bloggers.

We are storytellers.

We write, we cook, we take photos, we craft, we vlog.

We set the storyline, we direct, we edit. We’re the producers.

We have the unique power to decide exactly how we present ourselves and our lives and our families to others.

We have absolute control over the [...]

Posted In: Bad Ideas, Bloggers, being opinionated, judgy mcrantipants, opinionated, singing the social media blues, the worst idea for a post ever | View Comments
June 29, 2010

Carry That Weight

The scene plays out over and over. Every day. Sometimes several times a day. I detect a cranky tone in my husband’s voice. Guilt washes over me, makes my chest ache, presses down until I feel sad and cranky and defensive. Immediately.

What is he complaining about? Who knows. Traffic, our son dragging his [...]

Posted In: Bad Ideas, Fretting, My Love, Spazzing Out, btw I'm crazy, the worst idea for a post ever | View Comments
May 19, 2010

Still Nursing

“Are you still nursing?”

I get that question more frequently now. The gentle emphasis on still. The awkward pause while I remind myself to answer without a dozen defensive explanations.

My son turned 18-months-old yesterday. He’s getting lanky. His baby rolls are evening out into strange little boy limbs. He talks. He yanks on [...]

Posted In: Bitch I'll Cut You, Fretting, Introspection, Moose, My Boobs, Ranting, The Internet, identity or lack thereof, judgy mcrantipants, motherhood is weird, opinionated, please don't kick me off the internet, the worst idea for a post ever, tooting mah horn | View Comments
 
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