Picturepocket's Blog

Tag: parenting

  • The Checkup

    When I was an adolescent, I was nervous about going to the doctor, but my middle school required a trip to the clinic before participation in after-school sports. Everything was going fine, but apparently, I winced while the doctor was prodding my abdomen. When asked asked if it hurt when I peed, I lied, “No.”…

  • Plea for Peace

    I don’t have a full comprehension of either situation, but my heart is moved by the suffering.

  • Our Sexist Society

    You can not water a garden from a dry well.

  • Reality vs Photoshop

    It’s the lifestyle equivalent of sucking in your gut.

  • Stuffed

    We’re leaving behind the museum of us.

  • Family Fun Run

    Last place is not trying.

  • The Great Debate

    Nature is not forgiving when it comes to human reproduction.

  • Doing What Scares Me

    If you want your kid to do sports, you have to be sporty too.

  • My Mother’s Husband

    My Mom is getting remarried at 79 and I am having a worse time of it than I expected. My Dad died 18 years ago, so it’s legal and morally acceptable everywhere for her to remarry. I am happy her too, as he seems like a pleasant person with whom she can spend her retirement…

  • The Covid 15

    My phone just kicked up an old photo from two years ago when I got a haircut right before the lockdown. It seems like forever ago. The lockdown altered my lifestyle pretty significantly. There was online schooling for Eliana and my college classes switched to all online. I quit breast-feeding, but kept eating. The community…