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Final Destination: Motherhood (via Postpartum Depression and other Unplanned Stops)

2/12/12 8:58pm by nikkilmiller
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The brochure for Motherhood, a province of Parenthood, features a new mom gazing lovingly at her son and promises beautiful sentiments like Love, Adoration, and Joy.  What a destination!  I signed up, packed my bags, and couldn’t wait to arrive. One learns quickly, however, that there isn’t a direct, non-stop flight to Motherhood that conveniently drops you off at the front door; it’s more like a bumpy bus ride with a mad-cap driver, and everyone takes a unique route.  Read more >

Today I Am a Mother

2/6/12 1:59pm by nikkilmiller
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today i am a mother

Today is my birthday. This morning my 2 ½ year-old son, Henry, handed a bouquet of flowers to me and said, “Happy Birthday Mama!” He proceeded to perform his trademark jig while singing a toddlerized version of “Happy Birthday.” This was topped only by the enormous hug he gave me afterwards. Today, I am definitely a Mother. And a happy one, at that. But for the first half of his life, I wasn’t really his mother.  Read more >

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Full Name
Nikki Miller
Member Since
December 2010
About Me: 

Nikki Miller keeps an online journal at endearingchaos.com.  This candid peek-under-the-covers view of her little family shares the amusing moments that underlie the chronic, yet endearing, chaos of day-to-day postpartum life.

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Minneapolis, MN

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