is absolutely one of the most important sentences I bring to parenting. I’m always screwing up, because I’m a human being. And it’s such a blissful relief to be able to say “I’m sorry, Noah; it was wrong of me to x; I should have y. Let’s try again” or “Oh crap, buddy, I didn’t [...]

Have I ever had “ANY unwanted/undesired physical or sexual contact”?
Earlier in this pregnancy, I filled out my “Initial Health History” form for prenatal and birth care. You know: check the box if you’ve experienced severe headaches, diabetes, all sorts of things. After the usual “Emotional abuse,” “Physical abuse,” “Sexual abuse,” I got to this very interesting item: ”ANY unwanted/undesired physical or sexual contact.” And I [...]