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73Letting Go, a birth mothers story, pt. 1
Two years ago today, at 2:30 AM, on February 18, 2001, I woke up thinking that I had lost control of my bodily functions. I hurriedly waddled to the bathroom as fluid streamed down...
0 comments69Letting Go, a birth mothers story, pt. 5
On Thursday, February 22, Emily became jaundiced and had to spend 24 hours in an incubator. We weren’t allowed to hold her any longer than it took to feed or change her. The build-up of...
4 comments68Letting Go, a birth mothers story, pt. 2
The search began for a family more suitable than that which we had created. Both Chaz and I are from single-child families, and we agreed that we’d like our little one to have a sibling. Although...
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66The Rivers in my life
Every year on Mother’s Day, for as long as I can remember, my family would venture into the Columbia Gorge. We would picnic on the river’s banks, visit the Maryhill Museum, and go to the mock...
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64Food Poisoning ruins Valentine's Day plans
Two words: Food Poisoning. The Friday before Valentines Day, my boyfriend flew from his home in Phoenix, AZ, to my home in Portland, OR. I picked him up, and we began what was supposed to be a...
1 comment63Letting Go, a birth mothers story, pt. 3
All of the women that I worked with became mother hens. Every one of them heaped mounds of opinions and advice on me during the pregnancy. Sometimes it was sweet… the attempt to make the...
0 comments64Letting Go, a birth mothers story, pt. 4
On February 8th, two days before my projected delivery date, the adoption agent called. Our carefully chosen family had backed out. They had decided, for financial and other reasons, that the...
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4023 Photographs of Klickitat County, Washington
Klickitat County is located in South central Washington State, on the northern border of the Columbia River. The county is nestled between Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood towards the western border, and ranges from...
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