Tag: pregnancy
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Why My Pro-Life Heart Has Apprehension Over Legislative Changes
I clearly and unequivocally consider myself a pro-life supporter. Life is precious and sacred. It needs to be protected. We need to care for the most vulnerable in our world and keep them safe. My pro-life stance goes far beyond what people would consider typical. What do I mean? I am concerned with more than ... -
Snow Skins – Part 3
Read Part 2 My Face For The World To See by Alfred Hayes was an awful book in Deirdre’s opinion, but she kept reading it out of morbid curiosity. When she’d finally flipped the last page, thoroughly disgusted with the characters, it landed on Ian’s nightstand. “That was pointless,” she said, falling back onto the ... -
Snow Skins – Part 2
Read Snow Skins – Part 1 here. Trigger Warning: Mentions of Sex San Francisco, when she arrived, was terrifying and exciting. Moving in with her friend was less so. They’d known each other since elementary school, and his girlfriend, Sarah, was even easier to get along with. Deirdre got hired at a bakery called Bake ... -
Snow Skins – Part 1
It was an awful thing to give birth. To feel the blood escape while your body stretches around a thing that had been growing, living off of you, for months. Deirdre gripped the headboard of the bed. Three years ago, she’d never imagined this, would have laughed if you suggested it. But now, all she ... -
Empty Vessel
My heart weeps silently for the child I once carried My mind paralyzed with fear of a reoccurrence but my body longs to be the vessel That carries your fragile, tiny frame supporting you in my cracked container You fluttered and my heart melted connecting ... -
Miracles After Infertility
Since I was a teenager, doctors have told me I would be unable to get pregnant due to numerous health issues. At that time, I did not really understand the impact that would have on me as an adult. In fact, it was not until I got married and my husband and I decided we ... -
The Vacant House
There is an old cigar shop on the edge of Cedar Hill Park with boarded windows and doors on the side near the crest. The passersby complain about the eyesore, though the house is unsure of how they or it know about the old cigar shop without signage. Inside the house, the people’s furniture and ... -
Modern Haiku – Vol. 1
1. sunlight pours through a curtained window – he sighs 2. she moans: her skin sweats in summer’s heat 3. she rubs her abdomen and whispers a name 4. a child’s laughter echoes across shuttered doors 5. fires burn, people stand on the side of the road 6. she sobs on my shoulder – the ... -
Birth Etiquette
Almost two weeks ago, I was honored to be present while my daughter gave birth to her daughter. I am still processing the experience and I’m not sure I want to share it with anyone just yet. However, some things did happen that made me want to create awareness about birth etiquette. I realized that ... -
Dear Moms, Be Careful What You Say
The hardest thing to hear from other moms when they find out I don’t have kids is “Oh, be so glad you don’t have them yet” or “You are so lucky.” I’m then told why I’m so lucky, and to “seriously, be thankful” I haven’t doomed myself to motherhood yet. I always smile and nod ...