Posted in From Left to Write on Jul 6th, 2010
This week, two things occurred that made the wheels in my head spin (well, spin faster than usual).
First, my Korean mother was here visiting (all in all it was a great visit. We only almost got into a big blow-out fight one time!).
Second, I was reading the latest greatest book for my online book club, [...]
Posted in svmoms on Jun 1st, 2010
The Husband and I married nine years ago this month. I was 29 years old and muuuuuuch older than I imagined I would be when I finally walked down the aisle. I mean, I did not go to college to collect an MRS. degree. But I figured I would meet the guy I was going to [...]
Posted in svmoms on Mar 4th, 2010
The Possibility of Everything by Hope Edelman chronicles the author’s unique journey of helping her daughter, as well as an examination of her own beliefs and life.
Edelman’s daughter, Maya, gains a new friend–an imaginary one–by the name of Dodo. We are well-versed in imaginary friends in this house, as Cupcake currently has twenty-two “imagination friends.” [...]
Posted in svmoms on Jan 28th, 2010
Often I feel as though I have no special talent. Nothing that is unique or that Wows others. I don’t create masterpieces of art. I struggle to show even a speck of originality in anything I do in my everyday, ho-hum, mundane life.
So it was with great interest that I read Coco Chanel & Igor [...]
Posted in svmoms on Oct 12th, 2009
Imagine your family for a moment. Your entire family. Husband, children, parents, sisters/brothers and their spouses, their children.
Now imagine all of those people spending a week together. In a house. Forced togetherness.
Yes, you read that right. For a WHOLE WEEK.
Did you just shudder? The thought of spending a whole week with my family makes me [...]
I do not plan to give birth ever again.
Nonetheless, the book Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History, and the Wonder of Childbirth by Dr. Mark Sloan intrigued me. Dr. Sloan weaves the history of modern birth with his experience of attending 3,000 births. I couldn’t help but think of my own childbirth experiences [...]
Posted in svmoms on Jun 24th, 2009
Afte reading the book Testimony by Anita Shreve, I began thinking of all the moments in which I knew my life would never be the same:
The moment I looked at the-boyfriend-who-would-become-The-Husband and knew he is the man I’ll spend the rest of my life with…
The moment I saw two pink lines on that home pregnancy [...]
Posted in svmoms on Apr 28th, 2009
“To you, embarrassment is the extreme dismay that arises when something you’ve so desperately hoped to conceal is revealed–and not by your own choosing.”
Much to Your Chagrin: A Memoir of Embarrassment by Suzanne Guillette
The other day, I was telling my friend a funny story about something Cupcake had done. I happened to glance over at my [...]
