Right after I had the little human, I took to watching a WHOLE lot of the series “LOST.” There is an episode late in Season Three of this twisted series entitled “Greatest Hits” and no, this blog post is not a review of this particular episode (which, if you’re wondering, yes, is a good one.) …
Reality bites?
Our culture, our society, the media, our peers and basically everything that surrounds us in the day to day of our little lives teaches us that babies are a happy thing. Babies are a miraculous event we should all be grateful for and everything associated with this is meant to be positive. I’m not here …
My Labor Story (complete with Q & A)
I talked about it, I wrote about it, I griped about it. I feared for the day and lamented the day. I had anxiety everyday for the past two months over it and imagined the worst-case scenario with every article I read about it. Then finally, on April 30th, I lived through it. “It” being …
End of the road
I’ve been consumed with doctor’s appointments this week and visits to the clinica (hospital) for one thing or another. Why? I guess there comes a moment in some pregnancies where the woman’s body just says “peace out” or “get this ball of baby out of here because it’s literally cramping my style.” This is what …
Time warp
Ever since I moved to Chile in July 2009, I’ve entered a time warp. I kind of feel a little like Han Solo when he was frozen in carbon. Or for the younger generation of readers, like Austin Powers when he was cryogenically frozen for 30 years. The point being that once I left San …
What are you going to do about your dog?
This is a question I get asked a lot. My response (in my head) is “What are you going to do about your face?” But of course that’s my inside voice. In the 2.5 years that I’ve had Obi, my spoiled and loveable bulldog, I’ve grown used to the different reactions that people have regarding …
Just keep swimming
What is matronatacion and why should you care? Actually you needn’t care, not unless you’re a little beached whale like I am these days. However, it’s something that I just recently tried and I thought I’d share my experience with those out there who are looking for information on what it’s like to be preggo …
Crime, punishment … and justice?
If I write the name Daniel Zamudio, does it mean anything to you? What if I wrote Daniel Zamudio is equal to or as similar as Matthew Shepard? Do you even remember him? I have to admit that when I heard Matthew Shepard in comparison to the recent events surrounding Daniel Zamudio here in Chile, …
Thicker than water
For the past few weeks I’ve had family on my mind. I’ve been delving into all kinds of definitions and portrayals of family and here are a few of my faves and not-so-faves: According to a simple Google search: fam·i·ly/ˈfam(ə)lē/ A group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. From Wikipedia: In …
What the hell am I going to do with a baby?
After writing my last post, it dawned on me that I threw a curve ball at you with that whole baby news hidden beneath the oooh’s and aaaah’s of our fabulous Asian vacation. Then it dawned on me, maybe people want to hear my perspective on this preggo bit. Maybe they wonder how someone like …