Desi - xoJane

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 First Labor Was a Walk in the Park, So I Wasn't Prepared for the SHEER AGONY of My Second

Desi — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500

To describe it as period cramps times a billion doesn’t even begin to describe it. It felt like I was being gutted with a rusty meat hook.

I Took An "Anyone Can Do Stand Up" Class And Found Out That I Couldn't

Desi — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:30:00 -0500

When you're supposedly funny, people are constantly saying you should do stand-up. I shouldn't.

It Happened To Me: I Watched Porn With My Dad When I Was A Kid

Desi — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0500

It almost seemed like my dad was doing the porn equivalent of making a kid smoke a ton of cigarettes as a punishment for catching them smoke, desensitizing me to the thrill of watching porn.

Why The Fear of Understanding My Mom Almost Stopped Me From Having Kids

Desi — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:00:00 -0400

I didn't want to know what it felt like to say, "I did the best I could." Because her best sucked, and I wasn't in the mood to soften my position on that.

Why I Hate Being Pregnant

Desi — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:30:16 -0400

The joy and the wonder of having new life growing inside of you, the fierce bond you develop with your fetus and the supposedly hot fetish sex. I pretty much hated every moment of it.

IHTM: My Dad Kidnapped Me After My Mom Left Him

Desi — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:00:27 -0400

We were watching back-to-back episodes of "The Brady Bunch" when my dad kicked the door open. He was holding a gun, bloodshot eyes a-blazing.

It Happened to Me: I May Have Stopped My Father From Murdering My Mother

Desi — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:00:21 -0400

The bed was pushed all the way to one side, with my parents on it, my dad on top of my mom, his hands around her throat. She was almost purple and looked like she was going to burst.

My Water Broke at a Party

Desi — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:00:28 -0400

In mere seconds, shit got chaotic, people seemed slightly panicked, and before I knew it, the kitchen was filled with excited party guests surrounding me as I gushed womb juices on a borrowed towel. I have to admit it was nice to be the center of attention.

IHTM: I Was the Daughter of a "Party Mom"

Desi — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:30 -0400

There was no pretending that my wildly promiscuous young mother was wailing because she was suffering through another bout of lower back pain. I knew.

It Happened to Me: I Found Out My Dad Wasn't My Real Father

Desi — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:00:20 -0500

I never thought I’d say this but, if the rumors are true, I feel ya, Khloe K. I feel ya.