“I put my hand up and said ‘STOP!”
The Nurse Practitioner says to my 13-year-old daughter, ‘Tell me Riley, HOW CAN YOU EXPLAIN ALL THIS WEIGHT YOU’VE GAINED?’
‘Babies having babies.’ That’s what I heard my doctor say as I lay in premature labor at 17 years old, as If I wasn’t terrified enough already.
“I made a decision that evening as I laid in the hospital bed ready to bring my son into the world. I was going to prove that doctor wrong.”
What I Want My Child To Know After They F*ck Up
“In anticipation of an occurrence that I wholeheartedly hope never happens, but undoubtedly know will, I have preemptively drafted myself a script that I will hopefully remember in the coming years…”
‘Would I ever feel un-wrecked?’ Daughter’s realization about her ‘know-it-all’ younger self after dad’s death
“Losing a parent young was like being pummeled by a tidal wave. I didn’t know who I was becoming and often wished I could just take. it. all. back.”
