When I turned forty, I tumbled slowly into a deep hole. While caring for a six-month-old infant, two older children, and starting a new job ...

This isn’t the way I had wanted it to be. When I met and married my husband I had envisioned a relationship with my mother in law that would...

The 5th of December 2019, a beautiful sunny Thursday and a day I will never forget. I woke up with a feeling of I-cannot-be-bothered to ...

While on a walk around a lake on a beautiful day with my newborn baby in the stroller, my dog, my husband, and my parents, we ran into one o...

One of the first things I did when I got a job that paid money was hire a cleaning lady. It was a given that I would, since I hate housewor...

“Mommy,” my six-year-old says to me as he stands over the toilet. “There is a big bubble on my penis.” “Heh?” I say. “A big what on your w...

Women are mothers, teachers, healers, and crusaders. We are slowly entering a revolution for women where sexual assault and abuse are a topi...

Another cycle. It's here. The anxious two week wait is over, and it's time for tampons. I got my period. There are many blog post...

I have a confession to make: I'm currently on day 2 of 5 weeks of grand jury duty. Yes, 5 whole weeks. I write it in those terms beca...

I had my first baby during medical residency, where we were allowed 6 weeks off (including all the year's vacation) without extending le...

The way my mind works as of late is akin to that of the ‘Tasmanian Devil’. I am constantly shifting focus. As a hospitalist, and probably ...

A few years ago, my eleven year-old came down with something. He felt horrible, and after a long day in the clinic, I dosed him with ibupro...

This year both my children have their own Valentines to congratulate. I was eating breakfast at  a hotel when one lady approached and asked ...

This has been a reflective week for me. My two-year old, the fourth and last of our kid posse, ditched the diapers. My husband and I are on ...

I love Raymond Carver's poem " What the Doctor Said ." The doctor tells the poet he has widespread metastatic lung cancer. The...

I am a more than full-time family doctor. I manage my own office and do extra urgent care shifts on weeknights and weekends. I have a very...

I thought I was over my miscarriage, but I’m not. It started when I wishfully wasted a home pregnancy test a few days ago (negative.) This p...

I generally LOVE my job. I work part time as an anesthesiologist at an academic medical center in the Midwest. There are several other par...

Tonight I ran a Google search "thoughts about the oral OB-GYN boards" and your site came up. I read all your comments in the hop...

My oldest child is eight years old. He is funny, super-smart, and charming. He once made up a song about how much he loves me. He has also...