Category Archives: failures

These self defeating lies you’ve been repeating

by Camille Posted on January 30, 2012

I was thinking of writing a book in February but I can’t decide if I should write it as myself (creative nonfiction sort of artsy type thing) or if I should try to contrive some sort of fantastic story, complete … Continue reading →

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Two homes divided

by Camille Posted on January 8, 2012

I’ve been to Mesa and back and I’m pleased to announce that it’s still a wonderful place to be. My teenage self is dying right now; I used to hate Mesa with a very particular passion reserved for teenage girls … Continue reading →

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Bedtime

by Camille Posted on December 5, 2011

A few days ago I was driving in to work at the crack of dadgum dawn, when it hit me: THIS IS MY LIFE NOW. It was surreal, and depressing, to face the day like that, just exactly as I’d … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving back.

by Camille Posted on November 23, 2011

The first year I missed Thanksgiving with my huge crazy extended family was in 2005. I’d moved to Canada two months earlier to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. I’d just turned 19. I was in college. My little … Continue reading →

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Drained

by Camille Posted on October 19, 2011

The most stressful part of faux parenthood was not that the children were difficult or the job was physically demanding (though it was a workout). It wasn’t that I had to be constantly on my guard (though I did). For … Continue reading →

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Faux Motherhood: Day 4

by Camille Posted on October 14, 2011

I have cried–wept–no fewer than six separate times today. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done and I didn’t even push anything out of my crotch for it. I can never be a mother.

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