Introduction
I'm not much good at introducing myself. Summing myself up in a few pithy sentences and tying it all with a pretty bow. I'll have to settle for straightforward. I'm 32 (almost 33). I fancy myself a writer, though I haven't been writing as much as I'd like lately. (Or, well, ever.) Currently I'm a stay-at-home mom of an almost 10 month old boy named Tai. He's where most of my creative energy has been going for the past 19 months (give or take). I'm married to a computer geek, Tom. We are muddling through this first year of parenthood, learning what that means for each of us as well as what it means to us as a family. Most of the time we can still laugh together. I'm bisexual, and polyamorous. I'm still trying to figure out What I Want to Be When I Grow Up, after burning out as a therapist-in-training. I'm also trying to figure out where I fit spirituality-wise. I live in San Francisco. I have two dogs. I have a few close friends, some who live close, some who live far away. I have a kick-ass relationship with my Mom. I tend toward anxiety and shyness but I'm working on both of those things. Now that I have a kid I feel like I need to be an adult in a way I haven't before. I'm not sure what Adult means, but the attempt has been causing some growing pains.
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The Moms' Group met at Holly Park today. Fortunately it was sunny and warm and it was good to get out of the house. All of the babies were a little runny nosed, which means I didn't have to worry about the fact that Tai isn't totally over his latest cold. He enjoyed riding the teeter-totter with Dottie, swinging, and eating Cheerios off the ground. Yum! (We don't feed him at home.) I'm looking forward to this weekend - having Tom home means I get a little break from constant Tai-care, and I feel like I am able to be a lot more present and patient that way. Mostly I just love having an hour or so in bed alone after the boys get up and go downstairs. Ah, stretching out!
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The Moms' Group met at Holly Park today. Fortunately it was sunny and warm and it was good to get out of the house. All of the babies were a little runny nosed, which means I didn't have to worry about the fact that Tai isn't totally over his latest cold. He enjoyed riding the teeter-totter with Dottie, swinging, and eating Cheerios off the ground. Yum! (We don't feed him at home.) I'm looking forward to this weekend - having Tom home means I get a little break from constant Tai-care, and I feel like I am able to be a lot more present and patient that way. Mostly I just love having an hour or so in bed alone after the boys get up and go downstairs. Ah, stretching out!