Category Archives: Single Mother by Choice – SMC

Me Update

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

I haven’t been on here much and can’t recall what I last wrote about and what details I shared. In November I was diagnosed with chiari malformation and told I should have decompression surgery. I was originally scheduled for mid … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Parenting, pictures, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Tagged , , , , , , , ,

Wallace Said Wednesday 2

Posted on November 21, 2019 by

“When I grow up, I’m going to live in the wild.” Morning snuggles. Totally left field, but he had ideas of what he would do living in the wild, like watching birds to learn how to make birds nests to … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, pictures, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Leave a comment

First Lost Tooth

Posted on November 11, 2019 by

It’s been an exciting evening over here! While Wallace was in the bath, he lost his first baby tooth, bottom front left. He said he was biting around the edge of the hat on my rubber ducky and it popped … Continue reading →

Posted in Milestone, Parenting, pictures, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Little Red Stroller

Posted on September 28, 2019 by

The Little Red Stroller is a picture book about a stroller being passed down to different children over many years. It takes an interesting journey and is a sweet story with colorful and detailed iillustrations. Wallace says: I think it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, LGBTQ, Parenting, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Leave a comment

Tongue Tie: 5 Weeks Post Surgery

Posted on September 13, 2019 by

I began referring to it as surgery after a week of people not understanding the complexity of the procedure. Though I was awake with lots of numbing medication, it was very much an in office surgery with a long healing … Continue reading →

Posted in background, body talk, pictures, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

“Here’s looking at you, kid”

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

I’ve been looking at pictures of my brain and neck, pictures of other people’s brains, and reading all the things I can about all the things people noticed in my MRI and symptoms. It’s a lot. I’m having trouble processing … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Late Night Post, Parenting, pictures, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Leave a comment

MicroBlog Monday: Friends

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

At preschool last year, the teachers called all the kids friends. I thought it was cute but also noticed it disregarded the fact that some kids weren’t friends yet or weren’t going to mesh that well. No one, child or … Continue reading →

Posted in background, Microblog Monday, Parenting, pictures, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Leave a comment

Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

This day makes me think of all the women who have died in childbirth, or shortly after. Those who chose not to become mothers and those who tried a million times a million ways and couldn’t. I think of the … Continue reading →

Posted in background, family, LGBTQ, Parenting, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Leave a comment

How To Train Your Six Year Old

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

I’ve had a six year old for over a month! I keep meaning to write about this milestone and his birthday celebrations. I never wrote about his 5th birthday, and don’t want the same to happen here. In brief, he … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food, Milestone, Parenting, pictures, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Leave a comment

Take a Hint

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

Since Wallace was an infant, I’ve had to stand my ground when strangers touch him. I tried to be kind, but sometimes they just didn’t get it. It’s as if people feel entitled to touch, comment on, and intrude upon … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Parenting, Single Mother by Choice - SMC | Leave a comment