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The Other Woman is Three
Tim brought Claudia over to my house today. I was sitting on my couch writing when I saw his car pull up. It took him a while to get to the door and when he finally did, I saw that it was because his daughter was with him. When I met Tim he didn't seem like a man who had children. He seemed like a man who'd go through life never staying with anyon...
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TMI
"Did you know that when you're pregnant, you can get a rash called PUPPP that covers your whole body and is 2,000 times worse than poison ivy?" I ask my mother. "And did you know that some women actually get post-traumatic stress disorder from childbirth? Then they don't bond with their babies immediately and the guilt makes them suicidally dep...
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Revealed: The Black Market in Breastmilk
Wet nursing is back in fashion - only problem is, there's not enough "officially" banked milk to go around. Desperate mothers are being forced to advertise for private breast milk donors, which opens up the (admittedly small) risk of disease transmission through unscreeened milk. As reported in the Daily Telegraph, Mothers Milk Bank founde...
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The Climb
It wasn't until we caught our breath and headed downhill on a steep, narrow path scattered with loose dirt and fallen pine needles that I questioned my judgment. I stepped onto a slick boulder protruding from the middle of the trail and my right foot skidded out from underneath me. Reflexively my hands jolted out to my sides. My body froze, which...
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Catherine Martin Circus Rug
Catherine Martin - production designer extraordinaire and wife of Baz Luhrmann, has released a range of wallpapers, paints and rugs through Porters Paints and Designer Rugs. The Circus Rug, above, would make a stylish addition to any modern unisex nursery and has a matching wallpaper design. Price on application (I don't want to know!) at...
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Shopgirl
"Do you have any retail experience?" the petite boutique owner asked, biting into a salami sandwich. "No, but I love kids!" I chirped. My interview took place in her office, which was stuffed with kiddie crack: unpacked boxes overflowing with brightly colored crayons, toys and plastic animals. Her phone rang ceaselessly, vibrating across her desk l...
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I Don’t Like Children. Even Yours.
'When are you having children?' I don’t know why people ask. Think about it: if the askee was to be honest with you, there are really only four answers. If you're lucky, the answer's 'I don’t know, we're not ready?' But perhaps it's one of these: Read more...
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A Pre-school Teacher’s Confession
Here is the disclaimer: I like my job. Really. I like kids. I like being around them. Our days are a routine of comfortable chaos: we sing the Hello song, we play, we paint, we run around, we eat, we sleep, we go home. Someone always gets hurt. Someone always winds up crying. Someone always needs a nappy change at an inopportune moment....
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