motherhood

On Motherhood: A Shadow of My Former Self

by Kate Wicker on May 9, 2013 · 8 comments

I’m very grateful I have the opportunity to be at home with my children, and usually I feel fairly satisfied with my station in life even if it sometimes feels like my days revolve around my kids’ bowel movements and…

We Are an Easter People

by Kate Wicker on March 12, 2013 · 4 comments

“Mommy, why are you so grumpy?” my 8-year-old asks. I’m on a tear, gathering stray socks, shoes, and toys from the floor. I’ve morphed into what I’ve jokingly come to refer to as a “Tsu-Mommy.” All I see is the…

Why You Can’t Erase Women

by Brianna Heldt on February 27, 2013 · 5 comments

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about a post I read last month over at the popular atheist blog “Love, Joy, Feminism”.  The article asserted that most pro-life (or anti-abortion) ads portray photos of already-born babies and pre-born fetuses, while…

Exercises for Postpartum People

by Dwija Borobia on August 14, 2012 · 4 comments

Hey, y’all!  Welcome to the second installment of Super Useful Exercises Created by Dweej.  I mean, I know how much you loved my extremely awesome Exercises for Pregnant People, so I felt obligated, out of my limitless generosity of course,…

So I’m Supposed to be…Nice?

by Dwija Borobia July 1, 2012

Our fifth child was born 9 days ago.  Just 9 little days.  If anyone were to tell you that they have or haven’t done something (besides your basic life stuff…eat, drink, breathe.  Sleep.  Ahem.) for NINE WHOLE DAYS, you’d probably…

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Outfoxing God

by Dwija Borobia June 9, 2012

I’m a thinker.  Not “Hey, let me do your thinking for you because I’m just SO good at it” but “Hey, maybe if I just think super hard about all the facets of this situation and imagine all the possible…

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Thriving Through the Seasons

by Hallie Lord June 4, 2012

My life is a story of seasons; of traveling in and out of times of want and of plenty. Having been pregnant five times over the last decade it could be argued that–physically-speaking–the emphasis has been on want. Five pregnancies,…

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He Won’t Ever get to be Pregnant

by Dwija Borobia May 22, 2012

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…

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But sacrifices are so…*inconvenient*

by Dwija Borobia May 18, 2012

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…

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Fake it ’til You Make it

by Dwija Borobia May 14, 2012

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…

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