Because we say so – Chapter One

Because we say so – Chapter One I’m fed up with hearing those words from everyone. “Because we say so.” or “Because I say so.” It was the answer to my question, “Why do I have to wear a nappy?” “Because we say so,” was and is the constant reply. When I say “everyone” who … Read more

Be Honest From the Beginning – Chapter Two

Be Honest From the Beginning – Chapter Two I turned round and saw my mother in law and my wife looking at me, it was also at this point that my bladder decided it needed to be emptied and would not wait any longer, The nappy i was wearing was filled almost to the point … Read more

Be Careful What You Wish For!

Be Careful What You Wish For! Sue came out of the consultant’s room in floods of tears as Tim had his arms around her, trying to comfort her. Other couples waiting to see the same consultant looked at her fearfully in the dread that their news would be as bad as hers obviously had been. … Read more

Banana Foot

Banana Foot I’m tied to a chair wearing a thin film of sweat on my head. This is Jeannie’s doing. She opens the bedroom door and smiles at me sitting there. She walks inside and my mouth drops open in shock: she’s wearing the hottest skin-tight leather ensemble this side of Japan. She closes the … Read more

Back to those Helpless Days – Chapter Three

Back to those Helpless Days – Chapter Three Bobby woke up in a way unlike he normally woke from sleeping. It was a feeling like he was climbing up from the bottom of a very deep dark hole. For a moment, he tried to get his bearings as to where he was, and then he … Read more

Back to those Helpless Days – Chapter Two

Back to those Helpless Days – Chapter Two Bobby was anxious and nervous and stammered out, “My name is Bobby and that’s great, I mean, I’d like to call you Joanne, Mommy…. I mean, I’d love to call you Mommy.” He turned red when he realized how scatterbrained he sounded. However, Joanne just smiled and … Read more

Back to those Helpless Days – Chapter One

Back to those Helpless Days – Chapter One Bobby McDonald had so much stress in his life. His job as a senior-level manager at the high-tech manufacturing firm required an extreme commitment of time and energy, leaving precious little of either one when Bobby got home at night. The last six months had been both … Read more

Back to the Cradle – Chapter Eight

Back to the Cradle – Chapter Eight And so my uninterrupted existence as a six month old baby girl continued for nearly a year. A baby’s life may look singularly uneventful from the outside, but let me tell you that for me, it was anything but that, even taking into account the fact that the … Read more

Back to the Cradle – Chapter Seven

Back to the Cradle – Chapter Seven ‘Right Emily’ she said, ‘Time to go shopping. We’re going down the town. With any luck I’ll have a chance to show you off to my friend Jill, who works at the baby shop. Won’t that be fun!’ Fun? It couldn’t have been worse, and well she knew … Read more