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 [...]

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 [...]

May 3, 2010

chicken soup for the floom

So I caught the Flu of Doom this weekend. Or the Floom, as this funny guy on Twitter dubbed it. And the Floom can’t be confused with a flume, which is definitely my favorite type of carnival/amusement ride. I enjoy the mixture of fearing for my life and fearing for my cell phone and [...]