In the wake of Oregon's decision to open records, society has a renewed interest in these heretofore invisible women. America has been unwilling to look behind the scenes at adoption practices. I do know that it stuck to me like a mantra as I grew up, though I didn't guess it would come to mean so much. This was a question I could not answer easily for many years. They ve worked out a method for sliding by each other in buses and restaurants and store aisles.
Life is cramped and inconvenient in Manhattan.
My friend Vivian called me today to tell me that she was ovulating. Although we've been friends for more than 20 years, I've never had the inclination to share with her what's going on in my underwear. I am the first to admit I have appetites. Just like anyone else. Perhaps your inner voice is trying to blossom, to sing the praises of the wonderful woman you have become, but you still hear adolescent pop tunes that remind you of a younger, more awkward you.