Catholic Exchange

He Won’t Ever get to be Pregnant

• House Unseen
• Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

I used to envy my husband.
Maybe envy isn’t even a strong enough word.  Let’s start over.
I used to nurse a precious little nugget of contempt for my husband.  Because he…he will never have to be pregnant.  He will… Read More

But sacrifices are so…*inconvenient*

• House Unseen
• Friday, May 18th, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

You know what’s a huge pain?  Sacrifice.  I mean the real kind, where you have to actually sacrifice something.  Man, I pretty much totally hate it.
See, I like the kind of “sacrifice” that makes me feel…awesome.  You know, like… Read More

Fake it ’til You Make it

• House Unseen
• Monday, May 14th, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

It seems that being an 11 year old girl is really hard.  I mean, there’s a lot of heavy sighing and eye-rolling to be done.  You have to constantly correct people even when the situation doesn’t pertain to you in… Read More

Exercises for Pregnant People

• House Unseen
• Sunday, May 6th, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

As I approach the second half of my final trimester of my 5th pregnancy, I am mindful of the wisdom God has bestowed upon me over the years via the soon-to-be 200 weeks of gestation I’ve enjoyed.  And by enjoyed,… Read More

God was Sneaky When He Invented Kids

• House Unseen
• Monday, April 30th, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

I’m starting to think God was on to something when he came up with this whole kid-raisin’ scheme.  I mean, I imagine he could have made it so that we popped out of enormous eggs fully grown or matured inside… Read More

Why are homeschooled kids so annoying?

• House Unseen
• Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

About a year ago, when I first started considering taking my kids out of public school, I wasn’t met with the kind of incredulous questioning that I expected after suggesting something so reckless and foolhardy.  For the most part people… Read More

What is the Obsession with College?

• House Unseen
• Monday, April 9th, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

Seriously guys, what is the obsession with college?

“Everyone should have the opportunity to go to college!”
“You can’t get a good job without going to college, ya know.”
“Where are you going to go to college after you graduate?”… Read More

When Not to Suffer in Silence

• House Unseen
• Sunday, March 25th, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

The other day my two eldest girls had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad fight.  It was awful.  The kind of fight that makes you wonder what kind of derelict mother is raising them and/or pray that they have… Read More

Can Homeschooling Make your Life Easier?

• House Unseen
• Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

It’s been just over a week since Tommy started working with our parish friend during the day and I’ve made a surprising discovery: it’s not as bad as I thought it would be.
We’ve never really grown out of that… Read More

Noshing on a Slice of Humble Pie

• House Unseen
• Saturday, March 10th, 2012
• Dwija Borobia

When my kids get along and treat each other with kindness and refrain from doing the things they know will irritate each other and bite their tongues when they want to say something that will make them sound smart but… Read More