Parisienne – The View from a Broad

Terry’s Birth

I first figured out that I was pregnant as a married graduate student at UPenn. I of course called the insurance folks so that I could be a responsible expectant mother and take my vitamins and follow the fetus’ development. But guess what: UPenn’s student health didn’t cover maternity care! Because what women between theContinue reading “Terry’s Birth”

Awakening on the I-95

In the rush of suburban, capitalist, 30-something, parenthood its easy to forget. Maybe that’s partly why we clutter up our lives so much. But every once in a while, it hits you upside the head. Today it did. It’s hot today, but the air is clean, it’s a slow and summertime day. It’s Sunday butContinue reading “Awakening on the I-95”

A Stranger in a Strange Land

I’m sure that all of us feel like a stranger sometimes. But I’m here to say that I belong. I have always accepted the responsibilities of being a member of the human tribe and so I am worthy of its privileges too. I have never felt like I really belong anywhere as much as IContinue reading “A Stranger in a Strange Land”