Motherhood?

“You can’t understand because you aren’t a mother.” I’ve heard my own mother say this phrase to me many times over the years.  She usually says it after I tell her not to worry about me. “I’m sorry, Ame,” she’ll say, “but you just won’t get it until you’re a mom yourself.”  For a long time...
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Today I have just one little thought to share. I’ve spent sixteen years trying not to get pregnant.  Now I wouldn’t mind it so much.  It’s a very bizarre concept to wrap my head around, this virtual 360°.
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A few nights ago I popped out to the mall with my friend, Kelly.  Kelly’s spouse, Andy, was in our wedding in 2006.  They’re great friends, and ever since I met Graham the four of us have spent New Year’s Eve together, having dinner and drinks and playing cards. Andy and Kelly have been the...
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I sit out on the deck of our little cottage, looking out over the lake. I’m not doing anything in particular, except looking at the water and sitting, and being quiet, taking the occasional sip of cider from its pony-necked clear bottle. I look down toward the small man-made beach, and decide...
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Last month I wrote a post about my trip to a local grocery store on a weekday and how it seemed to me that babies were everywhere. I thought that perhaps I’d lose a few of my child-free readers. The “Babies Everywhere!” theme continues, folks. My friend and former roommate, Victoria recently had her second...
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