postpartum

  • I may have been a better mom when I just had one kid

    Hello from the end of a better day, and the end of the container of shredded Parmesan. I made some writing progress last night, which felt good, but ultimately what difference does it really make? I guess you could say the same thing about showering. Or waking up. Or eating. We do it to do

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  • House of screams

    House of screams

    Hello from the end of sick time, from wondering if my daughter needs a diagnosis, from going to swim lessons and gymnastics and being happy happy happy to going back in the car and back to screaming and throwing and kicking.  Hello from standing in the bedroom, wearing the baby again, swaying because all of

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  • Summer of sickness, part 1

    Hello from a sick day, again, only 3 weeks after my daughter’s last. Is this normal? I’m not sure. I used to pride myself on her health, owing it solely to the lack of processed foods in our house, the lack of sugar. We are still exclusively eating Ezekiel bread, still cutting up pounds and

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