Momologues

I knew I was pregnant. That’s not why I made an appointment at the family planning clinic. It wasn’t my first time in this situation,...

My partner and his 1st wife had a baby girl born with anencephaly (underdeveloped brain and incomplete skull). He held her; SHE carried...

I was 26 years old. I had recently launched my own company. I had only recently begun to develop trust in my own ability to understand...

“I want my mama” she wailed through her tears. But her mama wasn’t nearby. I offered her a hug and she melted into my arms. I carried her...

33weeks. My husband got clearance for one last business trip so he got on a plane. I was mid trial. I got a call from my doctors office...

I had an abortion when I was a senior in high school in the early 2000s. It was a terrible time to come of age as a woman because our...

I found out I was pregnant unexpectedly at 42! We were so excited, it was everything that I wanted. We have a three year old but I...

Five pregnancies, one abortion, two miscarriages, and two live births. All such different experiences and I was a different person for...

Growing up in a southern baptist household, sexuality was shameful- the only option was abstinence until marriage. Even though my family...

My heart still pounds and races when I think of the 22 year old me, nearly 2 decades ago who stared at the stick with the two lines...my...

My pregnancy test came back positive on my oldest child’s birthday. I was stunned. I had been successfully using an IUD for many years....

I am pro-choice. Pro every woman having a choice in how her life will continue. My mother had no choice. My mother was a beautiful,...

My husband didn’t want to have kids, and I thought I was okay with that. I had a lot of things to fill my life, and I loved him. Then...

If Led Zepplin was the soundtrack of my awakening to my own body in my late teens, a heady mix of sweat and Drakkar Noir cologne was the...

When my son was about eight months old he needed a tub and I needed a shower. He enjoyed playing in the water so I put him in his...

In a high school varsity hockey game my son in his Jr. year, was going for a puck on the boards right in front of his team's bench. He...

How to cry in secret. How to love a baby, a child in my arms like a mama monkey. How to rub feet and make tea. How to worry and fret. How...

Our toddler was potty training. Like most kids at this age, her interests in the curious sights and sounds offered from the wondrous...

I was fifteen years old, “madly in love” and thought I had met the partner who I would eventually marry. I skipped a couple of periods...

After a surprise pregnancy and 9 months getting used to the idea of my new role, I had outlined my birth “preferences”. I had always...

Everything is still so fresh and new for me with my 10 week old son. I remember before he was born I didn't completely understand the...