Anyone who’s scrolled (or, for those of us old enough to remember, flipped) through stock photos knows they often show an exaggerated version of reality. The models depicted are either too happy or too unhappy, things are either going too well or impossibly badly. Who wants to pay for a stock photo of a meh Tuesday, right? Continue reading
Tag Archives: parenting
Belly Buttons Not Required:
I learned where babies came from by listening to the idiotic, misinformed chatter of my fellow tween girlfriends. Continue reading
Requiem for an Unlived Life
Mom had a number of miscarriages in the early sixties before doctors told her she couldn’t have children. Continue reading


