Looking for the stories we teased on page 8 of our newly released 4th issue of Mamalode Magazine? The excerpts and direct links are below.
Fear
It is a very snowy, very dark morning. You are three weeks old. You are asleep next to me on an industrial table in the pediatric ICU. We’ve been here for 11 days. Continue Reading
Tweens
When I became a mom, I guess I hoped that we, as a society, had evolved. That the discomfort I felt in growing up was a trait that would mutate in my offspring, saving them discomfort, embarrassment, and the need to “blend in”. Wow, was I wrong. Continue Reading
Sex
I had the usual post-baby-no-way-did-I-feel-like-having-sex stuff that goes along with being sticky, smelly, exhausted, empty stretched-bellied, big boob-ed and not to mention, having just worked very, very hard to get something OUT of my vagina. So that was to be expected.
But all of a sudden my kids are, well, KIDS and really have no impact on my hygiene, figure or lack of sex drive. This dry spell is all me. Continue Reading
Shifting
But I’m wondering if the time has come to stop talking so much, step into the shifting sands and start living again. It is what it is. Shoes need tying, books need reading, foreheads need kissing.
Nothing is fixed. Things fall apart. We cling to each other. We take deep breaths. We let them out. We move forward together. Continue Reading
Evening Laundry
This laundry situation has caused me to worry that my husband will return home from work and instead of being greeted by the smell of a delicious meal and three kids playing together politely, (this has never actually happened, but this is yet another example of my rich fantasy life) there will just be this mountain of laundry in the middle of the living room floor.
He’ll say, “Kids, have you seen your glamorous, tan, agreeable mother?” Continue Reading
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