Tag Archives: Children

3 Years

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Rae 18 Comments

This month we are celebrating three years of marriage. And by “celebrating” I mean I wrote most of this while lying in bed wondering how on earth I got through pain even worse than this on our wedding day. Is it really possible to … Continue reading →

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Sex, Fear, and Vaccination

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Rae 7 Comments

What determines the difference between heartbreaking stupidity and a blazing, brazen act of hope which will save the world? I don’t know. In my recent post on Monogamy and Health Care I detailed a few of the differences in health … Continue reading →

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Mothering, Beauty, and Possessions

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Rae 12 Comments

Guest Post by Claire. I am always thankful for Claire’s thoughts, and especially glad that she has brought up a subject which I can only dance around. About a year ago I read an essay by an anthropologist about the … Continue reading →

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Large Families

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Rae 71 Comments

Regular readers know that while I am from a large family, I do not plan to have one myself. I believe that having a large family is rather like having a celibate marriage in that it is ideal only for … Continue reading →

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August 2010

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rae 15 Comments

I have a secret. I looked forward to August 2010 for two and a half years. No one knew that I was anticipating it, let alone why. Some things you just do not talk about. Two things happened in August … Continue reading →

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Neighborly Noise

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Rae 13 Comments

I use our kitchen table for my computer desk. It is against the wall dividing our apartment from our extra-noisy neighbors. You know, the divorced mother with five children? The one who seems to think that her children still have … Continue reading →

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Conflicted

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Rae 37 Comments

Me: Sometimes I think that we’re a little conflicted about the number of children we plan1 to have. -Silence- Me: Or maybe it is just me. Josh: I think that it is probably just you. Me: How many children do … Continue reading →

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