Becoming a woman means: I don’t quit when the first wave of pain hits. Instead, I take a deep breath and soldier on through the last 10 reps of push-ups, dead lifts, crunches and/or lunges. I don’t go on to the next chapter even though I desperately want to know when Marissa discovers that ‘darling’ […]
Tag: womanhood
International Women’s Day
In honour of International Women’s Day which took place earlier this month and Mothers Day which is soon to come, I have decided to dedicate a few pages of this edition to the subject of women and the effeminate. We have one yarn this month by a female writer, and it tackles one aspect of […]
Alice in Parenthood (Through the Looking Glass)
So the journey continues for Alice. She will soon be navigating the chessboard of motherhood, and in 23 years she will have her grown up tweedledum and tweedledee. Who we hope will be just like me: Good-looking and Intelligent. LOL! Still, from the other side of the looking glass, I have to say that early […]
Alice in Parenthood (The Mad Tea Party)
Now the real party begins once you are back home with your baby or babies. From here on out, you are now a parent and the lives of one or more children rest in your hands. Quite frankly, that will be the most scary part. Knowing that every decision you make for them could drastically […]
Alice in Parenthood (Down the Rabbit-Hole)
The original Alice could not have been any less prepared for her magical fall through the rabbit-hole. She could never have guessed that a well-dressed and talking little White rabbit with a watch would run past her as she sat on the riverbank. Real life however, is quite different. Not only are you aware of […]