The statement, "Oh I didn't even notice you were black. I don't see color," has been said to me on countless occasions. It’s patronizing and insulting.
race
shoppables
Though I weigh every purchase carefully and do research and try to find deals, I REALLY LIKE TO BUY STUFF.
baby
I call Planned Parenthood and they refer me to the local teaching hospital. A review calls the hospital ‘almost a non-profit’, and I’m sold. I make a call and their financial person calls me right back. I get off the phone feeling like it’s less expensive than I thought – maybe not even expensive after all! This is a phenomenon already known to me as the Barneys Effect.
baby
I talk to my mother on my way to the gym. “I’m late for my period,” I tell her. “I don’t want to get my hopes up but I’m just saying, I’m late. Do you think it’s OK for me to work out?”
baby
Anything designed with babies in mind is instantly more desirable.
baby
Turned out I didn't need the three decks of Tarot cards I packed for the birth of my new nephew.
