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What If You’re Not Pregnant?

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(Excuse me while I go all “philosophical” on you.) You’ve spent the last week swinging back and forth between feelings of anticipation and feelings of dread. One minute you’re looking at baby shoes with a heart full of hope; the next minute you’re gripped with disappointment, trying to convince yourself you are not pregnant so you don’t get your hopes up. The truth is, in your mind, you are neither pregnant nor not pregnant. You are in limbo; you simply don’t know. You are aware that limbo cannot exist when it comes to pregnancy, but you are too uncomfortable with … Continue reading →

The Dream: How I Knew Wayne Was the One

When I was 15, I had a dream unlike any I’d ever had before. I’ve never been able to recall most of the specifics, not even right after I woke up. I don’t remember who I was with, what we were doing, or where we were. But it wasn’t the specifics that made it important. It was the feeling it invoked that made it stand out. At the very end, right before I woke up, I was introduced to someone who was supposed to change my life and become the most important person in it. I couldn’t see his face. … Continue reading →

The Lake House — 2006

I’m a sucker for a great romantic story. When I saw “The Lake House” advertised on TV, I knew it was one I would rent as soon as I got the chance. Starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves, “The Lake House” is the story of a man and a woman who are living their lives two years apart from each other. In the year 2004, he is an architect working on a home his father built years before, and in the year 2006, she is the former tenant of that house now living in Chicago. By means of a mailbox … Continue reading →