Exploiting My Baby : A Blog by Teresa Strasser

The Mr. and I head down to the mall to get my ring removed after my hands swelled to corpse-like proportions. Perhaps my wussy attitude toward ring removal does not bode well for childbirth. I always thought I had a high pain tolerance, but this is not a rugged display. Preggisode Week 35: Lordy, These [...]

My husband takes me to Ojai for the weekend, where we find a little coffee house in town and I order a veggie sandwich with pesto and Swiss cheese. I tell myself I’m going to eat only half of it, like an alcoholic tells himself it’s just a slice of rum cake and it won’t [...]