How Parenting Changed my Marriage
Alexandra Kuykendall
Derek held our baby first. I couldn’t. I was shaking from the labor and the, oh so many drugs that had been pumped into
Derek held our baby first. I couldn’t. I was shaking from the labor and the, oh so many drugs that had been pumped into
“You have almost three dollars!” I tell her. We are sprawled on her bedroom floor amidst blocks and books, stuffed animals and blankets. Loose
I was a history major in college. The way the world has arrived at the place it is now, the causes and effects, the
The steady rhythm of your heart is wholly unique to you, yet the even cadence of each beat is similar to every other heart.
Just be yourself. It was advice from many friends and family as we pulled up to the small brick house in Maryland. I wore a
As a girl I loved back to school. The pencil boxes and new school clothes always held the possibility of something unanticipated. Of potential.
“What are these?” my two year old said. ”They’re elbows,” I told him. ”Oh.” He touched them gently. “I love your elbows.” Atlas Girl
“You have to share!” “Take turns!” “Give it to her already!” “I’m sorry, but you just can’t have it your way. All. Of. The.
One of my favorite stories of childhood comes from when I was in high school. My younger sister and I were shopping with my
Recently I became that mom at the grocery store. The one we all promise ourselves we’re never going to become. I’m not talking about