My mom called me two weeks ago and cried as she told me she wasn’t going to be able to make it to my sperm donor party. Then she said, ” I have liver cancer.” I paused. I told her I understood and not to worry about coming. I could hear how terrified she was …
Becoming a Single Mom by Choice
I wasn’t sure how I wanted to start my blog about becoming a mom and a single mom nonetheless. I originally wrote a post that analytically went play by play about how I came to the conclusion that I was going to have a child on my own. That piece was edited, and I was …
The Power of Friendship
Friends come and go. I learned this from a young age. Blessed with being an extrovert I always had friends regardless of the fact that I went to five different elementary schools. Growing up my mom isolated us from our friends at school. She wanted us to focus on our education because she feared we …
Enough is Enough
I have had my share of breakups over the last 33 years. Some might even say I have mastered the art of an amicable break up. Anyone who has ever broken up with someone knows what that defining moment or moments were when you knew it was over. As I reflect back on my last …