Author: Sarah
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The Sippy-Cup Dilemma
A previous version of this essay originally was published on braidedbrook.com in 2012. After our twins were born, my husband and I went to counseling for relationship trouble that was somewhat caused by and somewhat contributing to a mismanaged sex life. Women during pregnancy and after childbirth experience dramatic physiological changes that affect their health,…
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On the morning after my 44th birthday, early draft
On the morning after my 44th birthday (which, as of the first draft, was earlier today), I woke up a bit late, exhausted and sick from an infection. I was sick yesterday, too, but I felt better with some antibiotics and feel even better now. I typically plan for my own birthday, and I didn’t…
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Have you seen the moon tonight
Did you see the moon tonight? I noticed it while I was driving home from the next town. Living in a flat, rural area often makes me long for the hills and valleys I knew as a kid. But where I live now, on the Delmarva Peninsula, the sunsets sprawl and sometimes the moon swells…