Raising twins and staying sober 24 hours at a time.
I am in shock. I am entirely saddened. I am angry and confused and feel like I've been duped. Because, as my friend Jane wrote last night: This feels like: Fuck you, women don't matter. Fuck you, black and brown people don't matter. Fuck you, non-Christians don't matter. Fuck you, trans and gay and bi …
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"HAPPY HALLOWEEN MAMA!", they yell when I walk in their room after they've been awake already for almost 2 hours. "Why have you been up for so long already? Why didn't you go back to sleep?" Just like those Disney commercials, I hear, "WE ARE TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP." I can't fault them there. I'm pretty …
A lot of folks pray, and that's great. We don't pray in the religious sense in our home, but we do stop each night for five minutes to talk about and make note of what we are thankful for. We have two 3 year olds and we talk about gratitude and thankfulness often in our home. I …
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