Mom Life
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Rowan for Rowen
At the end of April, Rowen and I traveled back to NJ for a project we were doing with Rowan University. I had received an e-mail survey about being a transfer student. The questions essentially were focused around your average 21/22 year old college junior/senior. I couldn’t really answer any of them or felt like they fit. I reached back out to point out that not every college student has taken the traditional path. A lot of us fought like hell to get into and stay in college. Some of us didn’t get to live comfortably in a dorm and not have to worry about working to pay for classes…
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Self Love After Giving Life
I grew up being taught that appearance was everything. Which is true, until it becomes a toxic mindset in adult life. I was constantly ridiculed by people I love for my weight, when I indulged in foods, what I wore and how I did my makeup. I feared having children in my early 20’s because I was scared my body would be wrecked. Most of my young adult life I’ve fluctuated between 130-180 pounds. I go through phases were I’m dropping weight and starving because of stress/anxiety. Then I go through phases that I binge eat as a means of emotional comfort. Now my body is stuck in survival mode…
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An Unplanned Pregnancy at 24
Today is the 1 year anniversary of me finding out I was 4 months pregnant. I have come such a long way in just 365 days. Hearing “unplanned pregnancy”, the first few things that come to mind for me are teenagers, lack of proper sex education and not being careful. No one talks about the unplanned pregnancy that comes in the middle of a college education at age 24. When you’re “supposed” to have your shit together and be an adult. I say supposed too lightly because everyone’s life ends up taking a sharp turn at some point. I’m a pro at that. My life tends to be a series…