Things I Called My Mom While Growing Up

I have a tendency towards nicknames.

I probably have 10 I semi-regularly use for the husband--we won't get into those right now, but I assure you that he hates half of them.

Growing up, I had several for my mother too. I find myself thinking about a couple quite a bit:
Dear Maternal Unit
Oh Great Vaginal One (as in, the one whose vagina I sprang from)

Obviously my mother had a great tolerance of (and even humor about) my persistent quirkiness. They were said with respect; I was never being a little bitch about it. They were just a little androidy.

I hope that when my kid starts flirting with the intersection of identity, science, and language, I will be just as awesome as my mom was.

Notes from the Bathroom Floor

To all the moms who say things like:

"Pregnancy is so great; I loooove being pregnant."

"God, I miss being pregnant!"

"Seriously, pregnancy is one of the best times of a woman's life! Trust me, you'll love it!"

...to all those moms, I want to puke in your fraking faces right now. What pregnancy grass are you smoking, and where does one acquire it ASAP?

right now, THIS BLOWS.

(8 weeks pregnant)

Gettin' My Mammal On!

Drop Date: September 13, 2012

That's a week and a half after my 30th birthday!

That means we're probably gonna have 3 virgos in one household...