2009-05

  1. The Streaker

     
    By: 
    Heidi Schneider

    We never looked at our mom the same way after she streaked.

    My sisters and I were having a conversation at lunch one February weekend about streakers at our high school. In the early 1970s, occasional streakers darted through our high school cafeteria. We wondered whether the trend would escalate as the weather got warmer in the spring.

  2. A Mother Again

     
    By: 
    Stacey Quinesberry

    At age 48, I’m becoming a mother again. 

    We’ve known about it for about nine months now, but even before that we’d guessed it would happen at any time. We are very excited.  And this time we know exactly what we’re having: we’re expecting a beautiful, bouncing, 22-year-old boy.

    You see, my daughter is getting married.  And that will make me a first time mother — in-law.

  3. Enough Mom in My World

     
    By: 
    Nikki Loftin

    “Why in the name of Heaven did you get pregnant again?”

  4. My One and Only

     
    By: 
    Kristin Armstrong

    I weighted down her lunchbox with two water bottles, to make sure she wasn’t suspicious.

  5. Loving The Bye-Bye

     
    By: 
    Joy Nicholas

    The following words will destroy any coolness factor I may have: I love my mini-van. With just my thumb, I can open and close the doors and windows.

    About: 

    Joy Nicholas lives in Virginia with her husband and three daughters. Though not mentioned in this essay, her youngest daughter Lilly protests change even when it pertains only to her diapers.

  6. Mourning Hours

     
    By: 
    Emily Wierenga

    I am learning what it means to be a woman,
    To be a mother,
    A womb-an
    A token of fertility
    A life-giving vessel

    With this responsibility comes
    Death and disease
    Miscarriage and cancer

  7. The Discovery

     
    By: 
    Amanda Snyder

    If you listen to women who have chosen The Mother Path, especially those in The Stay-at-Home Corridor, they tend to ask each other “So, what did you do before?”

  8. Moms Night Out

     
    By: 
    Wendi Aarons

    Hello, there!

    (grunt) Hey. See some ID?

    Sorry, but I didn't bring it with me tonight.

    Need to see some ID.

    About: 

    Wendi Aarons has won a string of humor writing awards for Parent:Wise from the Parenting Publications of America. You can read this piece and many others on her blog, wendi-aarons.blogspot.com. She and her family live in Austin.

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