Voices

The last thing pregnant folks need is the message that they can (and should) be able to work at the level of professional athletes and actors while they are dealing with the life-altering symptoms that happen when you are growing a fetus.

The commonly held interpretation is that I am “a woman trapped in a man’s body,” but the truth is much more complex than that.

I told you I never wanted to speak to him again. I offered that we work together to rid him from our lives. I thought we had both made the realization that he was garbage, but in reality, only I had.

It can really take a toll on you when you have to parent a parent.

Let this idea appeal to your insubordinate nature: the world wants me to not like my face, so guess what? I’ve decided I like it. Take that, world!

Assuming all women want to bear children is as anti-feminist and reductive as we can get — despite how often I’m on the receiving end of these comments from women who claim to be pro-choice.

How do you break up with a best friend?

Again and again I refuse to prioritize, refuse to let anything slide, at the expense of my physical and mental health.