Ever since I had kids, I find myself to be more worried and short fused. It's a lot to manage when you're a working mom. Heck it's a lot to manage when you're not a working mom. Being a mom is a full time job no matter how you slice it. What if you're not a mom? Things are still crazy whether you have kids or not. I mean let's not forget we are in the middle of a global pandemic and multiple social justice movements. Add all of life's other responsibilities to the mix and you

I was at my first postpartum follow up appointment when the doctor started asking me a bunch of questions about how I was feeling. As she went down the list, I realized I was answering yes to everything and I suddenly knew I was not OK. I burst into tears and had a major meltdown in front of the doctor and my husband. He was blindsided and so was I. He said he had no idea that I felt so bad and I told him I didn't either. It was at that moment that I was first faced with a re

My due date was November 3, 2017. The date came and went but there was still no baby, apparently I had created a very comfy home for her. I went to my doctor and was scheduled to be induced on the morning of November 10th unless the baby decided to come before that. It was 8:00 AM on November 9th, I was up helping my husband get ready for work. As he left, I felt a little trickle and thought, "OMG, did I just pee myself?" I ran to the bathroom and took off my barely wet undie

I was a sophomore in high school and it was that time of the month, you know what I mean, my period. I woke up with the full intention of skipping my physical education class. I got to class and went straight up to the teacher and said, "Mrs. Rodriguez I can't do it today, I'm on my period. It's heavy, it hurts, I'm not in the mood and I just really don't want to do it!" She looks at me and says, "I'm going to do you a big favor and make you go out there anyway. Physical acti