I look so fat today. I have two chins. I hate my thighs. I’m not eating today. How many times have you said these things? Heard these things? Had a whole conversation about something along these lines? Yeah. That’s what I thought. Look, I do it too. I have the mental recording that drones on…
It’s fall — or at least that’s what my non-desert-dwelling friends tell me — and that means it’s back-to-school season. And with a fresh new school year comes shiny new school supplies, class schedules…and an opportunity to pack your feminism along with you. For some of you, this might be your first opportunity to be…
Women hate sex. At least, that’s the prevailing “wisdom” handed out via jokes, beer commercials, sitcoms, movies, e-mail forwards and so on. Women hate sex. Therefore, to have sex with a woman, you must be trick, romance, manipulate, beg, etc. I have often found this “wisdom” to be a joke in itself. At best, this…
That’s a shameless post title, I know. But the fact is, this post is about breastfeeding and breastfeeding — or at least the hang-ups involved — are mostly about boobs. (The babies typically know what to do and are pretty good at it.) For some reason, when we talk about breastfeeding things get a little…
There are many things I have come to realize now that I am a parent. The chief among these is that before now, I did not understand. There’s just no way to. Let me illustrate by sharing some examples of things I never thought I’d do (or at least, not all at once): Left the…
On Sunday, July 4, it will be exactly six weeks since I gave birth to my daughter, Kate. It is Independence Day in more ways than one for me; I will finally be cleared for exercise and physical activity. I never knew how much I took the physicality of life for granted! For the past…
Just popping in for a moment (that’s about all I get these days). As many Siren readers know by now, I’m a mommy. My daughter, Kate, was born May 23. We had a bit of a rough start but things are going well now. Well, I’m perpetually covered in spit-up, breast-milk (and sometimes pee and/or…
Well, I’m not quite a mother — yet. Today I am one week from my due date (May 21), bigger than ever and ready for this part of the journey to be over (I think). One way or another, this journey is ending pretty soon! And I’m sure you’ve noticed I’ve been a bit of…
This is probably not the Mother’s Day post many of you were expecting from me, a woman who could have her first baby at any moment. But this is the Mother’s Day post that will accurately reflect my experience, and that of many, many others out there. This post is dedicated to those out there…
One of the more frustrating things about being a woman is the sometimes debilitating experience of shopping for clothes. No matter what size you are, shape, color, height, etc. … chances are there’s something about the shopping experience that pisses you off. If it’s not about the fight with clothes on the rack, it’s about…
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