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Tenderness and Anger
on becoming a mother, lost time / lost mind, “psychic crisis”, and Adrienne Rich’s Of Woman Born
pregnancy observations: 38 weeks
every week something new – things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
pregnancy observations: 33 weeks
every week something new – things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
pregnancy observations: 30 weeks
every week something new – things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
clog mom revisited
Five years ago, I wrote about a woman I saw every day at the playground while I was freshly post-grad and nannying. Recently, she came back to my mind.
pregnancy observations: 26 weeks
every week something new – things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
pregnancy observations: 23.5 weeks
every week something new – things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
pregnancy observations: 21 weeks
every week something new – things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
pregnancy observations: 19 weeks
every week something new — things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
pregnancy observations: 18 weeks
every week something new — things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
pregnancy observations: 17 weeks
every week something new — things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
pregnancy observations: (nearly) 16 weeks
every week something new — things I’ve noticed, felt, and thought while being pregnant for the first time
reading and writing motherhood
considering the dual identities of writer and mother, now more than ever — PLUS a “motherhood book” reading list
pregnancy observations: 13 weeks
we’re having a baby! here’s some informal writing from a few weeks ago, a little collection of observations when 13 weeks pregnant for the first time
