Archives for August, 2008

Pregnancy, I wasn’t expecting this … (Part 1 of 3)

I’m not dying; I’m pregnant. It had been sixteen years since I last tested positive for a baby. It wasn’t the result I expected my primary care doctor to return. I’d gone to see him because I thought my colon might be infected. Yes, my colon. Mind you, I didn’t pick that to worry about [...]

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Dear Gynecologist, I can’t get married every month

My gynecologist is lucky I wasn’t actually experiencing PMS on the day he told me that it didn’t exist. I had scheduled my yearly appointment with hopes he could help me find some monthly relief. I wasn’t expecting miracles — or my pants to fit . I just wanted to still be married, raising children [...]

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For the mother that’s about to rock, we salute you!

There should be a warning sticker on the Rock Band game box. It should state: Persons 35 and older should play with caution. Play may result in addictive, grand delusions of rock god-ery, which may be harmful to your health. That being said, I woke up yesterday morning with a hangover. My eyes felt like [...]

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