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My babies.
Sometimes you get such an intense and amazing surge of love and happiness that you're actually glad you don't feel it all the time; you wouldn't be able to function. But you know it always lives somewhere inside you.
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I try to be content with all of the physical changes associated with pregnancy because, you know, creating life and such. It's a big deal; it's fair and right and beautiful that it marks your body. But I am really, really not okay with random bulgy leg veins. Ugh. Please go away after the birth, okay? Please.
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What I have been thinking about lately ( Read more... ) -
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Fritzy, pulling up my shirt: "I want to hug my baby!" (Hugs.)
Whispers to belly: "I love you."
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You know what brings up old birth trauma that you thought you had nicely processed and put behind you? Preparing for your next birth. Oh boy ( Read more... ) -
Conversations with the little financier.
"Apple! Apple! Apple!"
"Sweetie, we don't have any apples."
"Buy some?"
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And, on a related note:
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My son is 20 months old. 20 months. On this trip back to Canada, I have seen the monster of gender indoctrination and socialization at work on him (already?!?!?), and MAN does it shock and enrage me. So far, it has taken the form of this 'gentle' chastisement from a variety of sources: "brave" boys don't cry when they are hurt, scared, or sad ( Read more... ) -
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Fritz has just started to string words together. Yesterday he made two, two-word sentences: "Dadda, ready!" when supper was ready (okay, Chris was out, but still), and "Teddy, here!" (calling his teddy to come out of the crib. Yeah, that didn't work either).
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Be careful what you wish for?
I spent the first 6 months of my employment here in Doha applying for absolutely everything I possibly could (conferences, grants, research projects, etc). Good idea, right? Apply for lots, then focus on whatever you get accepted to ( Read more... ) -
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Do you know how sweet Fritzy is ( Read more... )