September 2013 – Page 2

~Burn~

Last night, after dinner out with friends, a margarita and a few bites of Special Man’s Cancun Platter, I sat with him on my bed as he went through his laptop and compiled a list of music to make a CD for me to take with me on a quick road trip. He was doingContinue reading “~Burn~”

~Birth~

I get paid to watch over women during childbirth. It is incredible, and amazing, labor-intensive and sometimes heartbreaking. There’s a moment, when a woman realizes that this thing she is doing, is really happening, and there is nothing she can do to change it. In this moment, there is a look of panic onContinue reading “~Birth~”

~Twitch~

Dear Potential Partner (girlfriend, boyfriend, fling, hook-up, or play partner) of Any of My Partners or other Persons Important To Me, Current or Future: When our paths cross, I will shake your hand, and smile and be honestly pleased to meet you. I am sure that there are lots of good things about you, thingsContinue reading “~Twitch~”

~Addendum~

After a brief text exchange with Special Man, in which I told him that it was pretty “shitty” for him to say that I was being disingenuous, when he wasn’t out either, he clarified that he was speaking for himself, and how it felt that he was hiding a big part of his life, specifically,Continue reading “~Addendum~”

~Language~

Special Man Friend asked me to prepare for a “relationship maintenance” talk a few days ago. I said I would think about it. And then I tried to get out of it. I’m conflict averse, which gets kind of dicey for someone like me, who is also a verbal processor. If given the chance toContinue reading “~Language~”

~Slice~

I’m heading in for my fourth twelve hour shift in four days. I miss my kids, I miss my sleep, I miss my blog! My sleep today was restless, I dreamed of sitting outside on a cement driveway with CC, and we were both sad and mad about something Special Man had done or saidContinue reading “~Slice~”