Baes + Babies
Romance of all kinds, heartbreak, first love, motherhood, fatherhood, pets
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A meal for two, please
When I was in my hopeless romantic tween years, I couldn’t help but wonder who would sit right in front…
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Till death do us part
“I’m dying.” I was not prepared to hear those words. Being a widow in my late 20s or early 30s…
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Love is never a waste of time
They say love comes when you least expect it, when you stop searching for it so desperately, and it arrives…
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The wedding I can’t attend
When I was a wide-eyed teenager, I remember watching “Bride Wars.” Like many girls my age at the time, I…
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Colors in my closet
I was just a girl, standing in front of a girl, asking her to love me … and cue to…
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Behind the pretense and embarrassment
Eyes squinting, eyebrows frowning, and lips curling in disgust. I do not long for love. Too blatant. Too embarrassing. A…
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We have forgotten kindness
The self-care accounts on TikTok and Instagram have said it all—we should put ourselves first. In the last weeks, I…
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The consequences of caring
They were in the hollow ceiling, shifting and shifting against the plywood, squeaking incessantly. Manay Jo and I looked up…
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Like the movies
A digital cleanup is inevitable as a twentysomething student during a summer break. Click. Delete. Empty. The cycle continues. Yet,…
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