So I was taking my birth control pill the other night and I dropped it. Into the sink. I almost lost it. It’s a very tiny pill, you know. And then, the next night, I did it again. I would like to note that I was completely sober (though tired as all get out) when [...]
So, I’ve been out of touch with the world for about seven weeks now, and that’s because about seven weeks ago a tiny person came out of my body. Apparently this is what happens when you’re pregnant? Having never been pregnant before, I wasn’t totally convinced. But it’s true. First you get really huge and [...]
How are you feeling? Do you really want to know? Seriously? I’m not sure how to describe it…besides, well, pregnant. There is a tiny person inside of me assaulting my interior organs and muscular-skeletal structure. So if you know what that feels like, that’s what I feel like. If you don’t, well, I can’t describe [...]
There are a lot of things that should never (ever) be said to a woman who is pregnant. Some of these things seem fairly innocuous. I feel I need to clear this up.
You are so small. Um, thanks? This is like telling a woman that she is doing her pregnancy wrong. Don’t do it. [...]
You know how you have a legal responsibility to name your child at some point in their lives, generally before they become aware that they probably strongly dislike you? Yeah, I’m agonizing over that legal responsibility. Is it wrong to name a kid after yourself? Now, I don’t mean completely–Amanda Jr. is just too weird, [...]