Author Archives: stuckinmybra

November 3, 2020 Four years ago I didn’t have a pussy hat. It wasn’t a thing I would have imagined so many women wearing. I know lots of people who thought my little group of friends in college were disgusting girls for wearing tampon costumes on Halloween. We just thought it was hilarious and provocative.Continue reading “Grab Her PussyHat”

I am 50 years old. I am a native daughter of Denver.I live with my family in a small house that is pretty much smack in the middle of the city. Our house rests on the south edge of Park Hill right off of Colfax Avenue. I have a story. Yesterday I was running aroundContinue reading “Me. Peacemaker.”

“The woods are lovely, dark , and deep but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. . .” Robert Frost Turning off emotions that don’t serve me is something I have thought about a lot during my adulthood. I realize that I may have always been quite good at shuttingContinue reading “Me. Twice Exceptional.”

July 4, 2020 It’s the 4th of July. That’s a day I have always associated with fireworks, swimming pools, the mountains, barbecue, and playing with my family into the night. Nostalgia is an interesting thing. No matter how hard I have tried in the past few years to recreate that experience, it’s been difficult forContinue reading “Me. Children Are Not Chattel.”

When I was in my thirties and my children were young I became very ill. I looked fine to most people, but I didn’t feel fine at all. I battled insomnia hard for about seven years. I was exhausted and severely fatigued. I ran on adrenaline most of the time. At the height of myContinue reading “Me. Swimming in Blood, Sweat & Tears.”

I don’t actually recall if anyone has said it to my face, but I know that some people think that it’s my own fault that I have so many problems. It’s impossible not to see that I have a lot of problems if you’re paying attention. I have three teenagers. And who doesn’t have aContinue reading “Village Persons”

OzShalom 1:54 Two days ago it was Christmas. I have struggled with my feelings on Christmas since I was a teenager. I think I finally understand why. It’s because Christmas to me just feels plain lonely. I think this lonely feeling started because of a question I have been asked over and over since IContinue reading “Me. Jew.Ish.”