Six Generations of First Born Women

RG's dad is approaching 80 and it looks like wifey number 4 is waiting in the wings. The son of wifey number 3 (who recently died) called RG to express his concern about the dad's competance, the new women's REAL motive (money as opposed to love), she is more than 20 years younger, and so on. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Women lost a couple of big rounds today as all those stupid white men continue to try to drag us back to 1950, or in my case with abortion trials and tribulations, 1969. I never thought it was possible that we could loose so much ground in so short a time - mind boggling. But I'll bet you dollars to... Sign in to see full entry.

My diaphragm and I never got along. It sure put a crimp in my style. I used it consistantly, I swear - even though the thing would slip out of my fingers and boomerang around the bathroom. Sometimes it would take me so long to get the thing in place (or so I thought) Pete would be sound asleep.... Sign in to see full entry.

John Updike taught me how to read. Not literally, he was just the first writer I discovered in high school that I wasn't forced to read for a class. THE POORHOUSE FAIR was the book, one of his earliest. I picked it up at a yard sale. He spoke to me in a voice I could hear. I was not an avid reader... Sign in to see full entry.

It had only been a few months since the abortion. I wasn't feeling well. I ignored the symptoms,there was too much going on. I was fighting jealousy problems, internally fighting them, over Pete's relationship with the kids. They were sweet kids. Good kids. A little confused, like everyone else... Sign in to see full entry.