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Category: My Family

My Family · Parenting

U(lcerative) C(olitis) Me?

August 20, 2015 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

*Please note: This blog post will talk about uclerative colitis, a gastrointestinal disease I have. I will be talking graphically about the disease and will include information about my bowel movements (not said so medically!). So, if this kind of thing grosses you out, you may not want to read this. Thanks. (For you CLM.)*… Continue reading U(lcerative) C(olitis) Me?

My Family · Parenting

Mammogram has two Ms

August 19, 2015 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

A good way to remember how to spell mammogram is tell yourself that it has two Ms like you have two boobs. Knockers. Jugs. Melons. Sacs. Tits. Titties. Fun Bags. Okay. There are lots of words we use to name our breasts. What matters here is that we take good care of them. One way… Continue reading Mammogram has two Ms

My Family · On Writing · Parenting

Summer Vacation Soliloquy

June 29, 2015 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

SUMMER VACATION HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN! Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 2:35pm was the official start of our family's summer vacation. A bunch of us, parents and kids, hung around in the school yard after the bell rang to talk summer vacation plans and say farewell until September. I had a giddiness in my tummy that's… Continue reading Summer Vacation Soliloquy

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