Category Archives: Pregnancy

My Last Father’s Day As A Spectator

Today is Father’s Day. It’s a day which has always meant something different to me than most people. Father’s Day for me was always a day to remember something I never had. It has been a day to remember being … Continue reading

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Next Week Our Baby Grows Arms And Legs Which Will Come In Handy When She Has To Mow Our Lawn

If everything goes according to plan my baby will be borne in the same hospital where I was hospitalized for a month twenty years ago for being suicidal. How weird a circle is that? My girlfriend and I had our … Continue reading

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Our Mothers React To Their Babies Having Children

Eventually we had to start telling people about my girlfriend’s pregnancy. We had hoped for another few weeks, but because she needs to take time off work to relieve some of the stress on her body, that meant telling her … Continue reading

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The Official Pregnancy Announcement

My girlfriend is pregnant. The baby is due in December or January. So starting in September I’ll be auctioning off naming rights, and there’ll also be sponsorship possibilities. It’s still too early to know whether it’s a girl or boy, … Continue reading

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Maybe The Devil Is Really God In Exile OR Counting My Blessings One Pregnant Girlfriend At A Time

Surrounded by the absolute darkness of a rural highway at 1am, I’m staring at my girlfriend who’s only barely visible in the weak dashboard lights of her ten-year old Mazda, with its broken something rattling around in the wheel well, … Continue reading

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This Saturday My Parents Are Coming Over For Dinner For The First Time Since I Moved Out Twenty Years Ago

This upcoming Saturday evening my parents are, for the first time ever, coming over for dinner. My step-father and my mother have never set foot in any of my apartments before, despite that I’m not nervous (yet) but I am … Continue reading

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