Momologues

I am so thankful for Planned Parenthood; I think I am the first generation of women who could get contraception, without parental...

We accidentally got pregnant right after getting engaged. Neither of us felt mentally, emotionally or financially ready to have a baby....

I am a privileged white woman. I am happily married and have three healthy sons. My husband has had a vasectomy and we do not want any...

I had an abortion after my divorce. I slept with just about anyone I could because I felt empty. My daughter was gone to her dads most...

My first abortion was at 24 when I was living in Oregon. I found out at about eight weeks. I had no money, a gig job and lived across the...

“And be REALLY CAREFUL, Mommie, it’s REALLY BREAKABLE!” Alden handed me the little package as if it contained a bubble still swirling...

When we were already late, but I chose to squeeze in 45 seconds to run the vacuum; which coincidentally, is enough time for both children...

Driving through Utah on our way to Zion National Park, I keep checking my phone, looking for some bars. I can’t believe that our fate is...

I realized I had lost something I hadn’t had before, after touching base with my new neighbor, years after I had lost it. She was...

I do not remember the first time my mother told me that God wanted me to be her child. I do remember she told me that she wasn’t able to...

My daughter lied. My sweet, quiet, honest (wasn’t she?!) daughter lied. And not just a little lie, but a big one - the kind with real...

My last month of pregnancy I was wondering where my friends were. Busy with their business and not inviting me their fun. I guess due to...

We have a funny saying in our home: ‘hear you, hearing you.’ It’s the not-subtle reminder that your children will take on, and repeat,...

You’re getting fat. What are you pregnant? I smiled, having known that this moment was coming. She sat across from me, her own belly...

When my daughter was about four years old, we took the kids camping. The morning of day four of our trip, she and I headed to the...

Everyone always asks if women really poop during birth. Yes, you absolutely do. And no, you absolutely do not care. ~~~

I know now that I experienced postpartum depression with both of my boys, but to different degrees. Back then, there really wasn't a...

Trigger Warning: This story contains subject matter relating to suicide. It was a cool November morning. I was cleaning up the kitchen...

I’ve got a kid that hangs back. When it comes to new places and faces (or old ones, frankly), she buys her time. She watches. Assesses....

The labor of my second daughter came on fast, and on our way into Boston, I almost gave birth to her on the Mass Pike. We made it to...

I was lucky to have my sister, ten years younger, living in town when I was pregnant. She came to all the birth classes with me, was...