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October 15, 2014 by Melanie L.
The scale dipped when I courted my fear of judgment. Charmed, I silenced instinct and succumbed. Pallor claimed his cheeks. Definition …
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Category: Fiction, Micro Stories, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: breastfeed, formula, gargleblaster, micro-story, motherhood, parenting, yeah write
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September 3, 2014 by Melanie L.
Twenty-one years ago, my boss, the assistant manager at CVS/Pharmacy store #813, expected me to come to work everyday with a …
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Category: Non-Fiction, Parenting Anecdotes, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: challenge grid, DPchallenge, job, jobs, labor day, motherhood, parenting, postaday, single mom, Weekly writing challenge, work, yeah write
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September 1, 2014 by Melanie L.
Silk raked against sore nipples as mom plodded back to bed. Her lids crashed over bloodshot eyes. His uninvited advance elicited …
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Category: Fiction, Micro Stories, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: bedroom, fiction, gargleblaster, irish twins, micro fiction, motherhood, nursing, stork, yeah write
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August 28, 2014 by Melanie L.
Trigger warning: explicit sh!t. Even in ideal circumstances dating is awkward. Dating experts advise daters to, “Just be yourself.” That’s …
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Category: Parenting Anecdotes, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: anecdote, bathroom, challenge grid, child, dating, motherhood, parenting, poop, relationships, shit, single parent, yeah write
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August 12, 2014 by Melanie L.
I was scared sh!tless. I was scared because the labor of my second pregnancy was nothing like my first. …
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Category: Parenting Anecdotes, Weekly Challenge Entries
| Tags: challenge grid, Daily Prompt, delivery, DPchallenge, epidural, motherhood, natural birth, parenting, postaday, pregnancy, yeah write
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May 8, 2014 by Melanie L.
“Give me an epidural. . . NOW! I want a f*@king epidural!” I screamed desperately from the ambulance gurney. …
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Category: Parenting Anecdotes
| Tags: delivery, epidural, motherhood, natural birth, parenting, pregnancy
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April 22, 2014 by Melanie L.
Practice makes perfect. That’s a given. Since, I have been “practicing” motherhood for just about five years, I now boast …
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Category: Parenting Anecdotes, Snarky Lists of Six
| Tags: advice, humor, list, mistakes, motherhood, parenting