How did that baby get out of my body? I’m spilling it on Babble.com today–the story of how I left my OB practice and went with a midwife and doula for the delivery of my daughter almost two years ago. It was an experience I’m very proud of, and I’m happy to tell it. If [...]
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You haven’t heard from SuperWoman in a while. That’s cause she’s friggin’ busy. A few weeks ago, she started back at her undercover job as “part-time English instructor,” and, since then, has hardly had time to clean the shit that keeps hitting the fan. Mostly, she’s just looking at the shit up there and all [...]
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When I was in seventh grade, I borrowed a tape from Kelly, who got it from Sharon (who borrowed it from her older sister) and listened to it on my Walkman at the playground. It was a cool evening, and the kids from the neighborhood gathered on yellow and red monkey bars. I ignored them. [...]
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If you’re like me, you keep secrets from your kids. Like the French biscuits covered in dark chocolate that are hidden deep in the cabinet. (Only if it’s not being invaded by evil pantry moths.) Or the fact that the next doctor’s visit includes a needle. (Eek!) Then there are more serious secrets, like the [...]
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I had been at the job for a week, but it felt like months. I was sweating in front of the classroom, trying to talk about a young adult novel I can’t remember, though I know it had something to do with the Revolutionary War. Years before, this school outside of Philadelphia was converted from [...]
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Something special happens when September arrives. My body seems to fall into itself, to breathe as though coming home after long, hot few months away. September is my birth month and, like trees, I relax my branches and prepare to shed. While I might miss the warm sun and endless days of summer, they don’t [...]
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