I wrote part of this two weeks after my daughter was born, and other parts more recently. A bummer that I’m still struggling with – I’m not making enough milk to nurse The Peep. All babies lose a few ounces after birth, but The Peep really can’t afford to lose very much. We had to start … Continue
When we found out we were expecting, we started referring to our baby as the Peep. We had made the decision to not find out the baby’s sex until it was born, so using calling it the Peep made it a bit easier. I was trying to avoid assigning gender roles to a baby so … Continue
For a very long time, I hid my inner gamer. I was embarrassed by my love of gaming, and to this day, I’m not sure why. Maybe I was afraid of further ridicule; I was a smart, fat kid with a big mouth and often was the target of teasing and torment. As a kid, … Continue
Bullies called him pork chop My bullies have called me a variety of things over the years, but the one that I can still hear clearly? The one I can still see written on the lined notebook paper, folded so it could be a note passed from girl to girl? Blubber bra. I developed early, … Continue
the meme that is sweeping my friends list: If you could go back and talk to yourself at age 16, what 5 things would you say? stop trying to hard to be like everyone else, and focus more on being yourself. it takes long enough to figure shit out as it is. don’t be so … Continue