Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jul 26, 2009 in
Motherhood
Two years ago, in my one hundred year old house with no air conditioning, I was waddling around nine months pregnant and thankful that the summer’s humid heatwave had broken a bit and we could use the whole-house fan to draw in the cooler air. It was still damp, but not hot.
I had just gotten [...]
Tags: babies, birth story, birthdays
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Feb 4, 2009 in
A Bit on the Dark Side
“We are so fragile, and our cracking bones make noise,
and we are just breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys.”
-”Breakable” by Ingrid Michaelson
Whenever I think of the Spanish word for birthday – cupleanos – I think of “accomplish.” I have accomplished another year.
Not terribly impressive when you think about it. Unless you know me.
My father came [...]
Tags: birthdays, depression, mental illness