Entries Tagged as ‘motherhood’

September 28, 2009

Chronic Mama Column

My mother has told me the story of my birth ever since I was a young girl. Even though I am nearing forty, I look forward every year to hearing my birth story. The details of that cold night, the dead car, my mother’s refusal of pain medication, my father’s inclusion in the birth, are [...]

July 27, 2009

Chronic Mama Column

Check out my latest Chronic Mama column, “Hurricanes” at Literary Mama. The essay examines the resurgence of Will’s anxiety in my final trimester of this third pregnancy.
I am tired and frustrated. I’ll have a real baby in the house very soon. I don’t have the energy to deal with Will’s worries and that scares me, [...]

June 15, 2009

Bitter Heart

Check out my latest Chronic Mama column:
I remember that night; it was a few months after I was diagnosed and my best friend and I were visiting my grandparents for spring break. My friend heard me moaning in my sleep and tried to wake me. When she turned on the lights, she saw that I [...]

May 5, 2009

My latest Chronic Mama column

In this column I talk about my fears, questions and concerns about genetic testing with our third pregnancy.
Check it out on Literary Mama.com.