Family drama - xoJane

JUST TELL ME I HAVE NICE LEGS, MOM! Do We Inherit Our Mother's Body Hang-ups?

Louise Hung — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400

As long as I can remember, "leg stuff" as been a topic of conversation and controversy with my mom and me.

I Have A Transracial Family And You Wouldn't Believe The Things People Say To Us

Chantal Rich — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:00 -0400

I didn't mind living in rural Tennessee until I had two black children.

It Happened To Me: I Put My Father In Jail (And Then Lied To Get Him Out)

R. Melissa Masoom — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400

They blamed me for tearing the family apart by calling 911 that night in August.

How Not To Be a Dick to Your Infertile Friend

Leigh Kolb — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400

Fostering is completely different than adoption, which is completely different than pregnancy. All are wonderful, but different. Remember that.

It Happened To Me: My Mom Sent Me To Live With a Stranger...My Biological Father

Desi — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0400

My momentary shock upon finding out that my room was a camper trailer in the backyard, quickly turned into relief that I would be occupying a completely different living space than the stains and the cocaine.

My Dad Almost Died From Oral Sex He Had 40 Years Ago

Marci — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400

His cancer had been caused not by smoking, but by HPV that had been lying dormant for decades.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Had Pinworms in My Vagina

IHTM CONTESTANT — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400

When I wiped, I saw a single white worm on the toilet paper. Like any sane person would do, I freaked out, sobbing hysterically at 5 am.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I'm The Adult Child Of An Alcoholic

IHTM CONTESTANT — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Even though the alcoholic in my life has been gone for years, the disease still lingers. I’ve locked it out of the house and it sits on the front porch waiting patiently to sneak back in.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Had Hyperemesis Gravidarum

IHTM CONTESTANT — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400

I threw up for three straight weeks. Multiple times a day. All day. Every day.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Saved Myself From Suicide, But I Couldn’t Save My Brother

IHTM CONTESTANT — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400

I think about my brother all the time, question how I could have acted differently, what I could have done. Was I too selfish?

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Father Was A Child Molester

IHTM CONTESTANT — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0500

I've wrestled with the idea of that horrible person being my father, someone who, for the first part of my life, made sure we had a home, food and even vacations.

I Used to Be Terrified of Michael Jackson But My Brothers Have My Back

Senam SistaTV Amegashie — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:30:00 -0500

I am going to be 34 in a few months and I still have not seen all of Thriller in one viewing.

How To Prevent Your Toddler From Being Covered In Dust: A Lazy Green Mother's Guide To Housecleaning

Suzanna Samuelson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:30:00 -0500

Sometimes it really boggles my mind that I am somebody's mother and therefore am culturally expected to nag members of my household to keep our living spaces clean.

Sometimes, I Need To Pee In The Boy's Bathroom

Rachel Silberstein — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

As a solo parent to a son, the logistics of peeing in public restrooms presents an ongoing quandary.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Didn't Really Know My Mother Until She Died

IHTM CONTESTANT — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:00:00 -0500

I would never know my mother. What I mean is I would never really know her as I would if she had lived and grayed and grew to view me as an equal.

Welcome To Your Drug-Free Hippie Birth With Hypnosis

Somer Sherwood — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500

I wholeheartedly recommend hypnosis for childbirth (and migraines, and stress, and dental work, for that matter).

IHTM: My Mom Is Schizophrenic, But I'm Doing Okay Now

GG Renee Hill — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:00:00 -0500

My world with her was a twilight zone. I never knew what to expect from one moment to the next.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Grew Up In A Hospital

IHTM CONTESTANT — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:30:00 -0500

I couldn’t tell you how old I was when I learned to read or when we stopped practicing cursive in school, but I can describe the view from the upper floor of the Columbia-Presbyterian hospital parking garage in almost perfect detail.

5 Tips For Getting Through Moving Without Wanting To Hurt Someone

Stephanie Kaloi — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:30:00 -0500

My husband is all about carefully wrapping and boxing things, and I'm prone to throwing stuff in the back of the car, unboxed and unlabeled, and then being heartbroken when something breaks.

It Happened to Me: I'm Living With My Mother’s Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

Sara Moreno — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:30:00 -0500

It started small. Forgetting words, getting turned around when driving, repeating stories. Initially, it seemed like stress -- and my mom was very good at playing it off.