Midwives don't "perform births". Midwives assist (if needed) and attend (if they arrive on time).

And the term "delivery" or anything related to it with regard to birth should be stricken from our collective vocabulary.

optimystik did not "deliver" our son. I was the only one in the pool and he didn't have his hands in there at all. I BIRTHED my son and ( Read more... )

why is it that we 'lose' our virginity ( Read more... )

The Smallest has suddenly -- like, as of yesterday -- started pronouncing the 'v' in 'seven'. It used to be 'sedn' and suddenly it's 'seven'.

And and and this morning, he just suddenly started pronouncing the 'r' in 'raisin'! For months, it was 'zeezee' and now it's 'raisie'. Nope. It's 'raisin ( Read more... )

wow!

This girl so very much needs to publish a chapbook, 'cuz it wouldn't be a waste of paper. Definitely not.

for example:

feltt ruby flutter by.

ryfle butt
luft trybe

frutty bel, blurtt 'y'fe!
fyte trubl, bettur lyf.
fleur bytt, flytte bru-
beu-t lyftr, lyfe b ttru!
b fleurtty, flutter by-
ful brytte, butterfly.

( two more I lurve from this chica -- she's local, too!!! )