Parent:Wise Austin - 2009-05

The Streaker

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:45:51 +0000

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.

A Mother Again

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:44:00 +0000

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.

Enough Mom in My World

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:41:48 +0000

By:

Nikki Loftin

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

My One and Only

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:36:37 +0000

By:

Kristin Armstrong

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

Loving The Bye-Bye

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:35:13 +0000

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.

Mourning Hours

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:32:11 +0000

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

The Discovery

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:30:54 +0000

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?”

Moms Night Out

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:21:55 +0000

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.