Welcome to the Miss Remembering

Who I am and why you're here.

Who I am:

Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be a mother. And when it came time to do so, I was met with resistance in two forms: a bad marriage and a diagnosis of PCOS. Both made motherhood near impossible.

Then, after three years of trying, failing, divorcing, and crying, I found myself in a new relationship and pregnant with twin daughters. I didn’t realize it at the time, but my steady diet of Miller Lite, Marlboro Lights, and bad decisions, had ripped 50 pounds from my body, which in turn regulated my cycle.

I was finally going to be a mom.

The road ahead of me at that time, 28, pregnant, freshly divorced and already a newlywed, was nothing like I imagined it would be. Motherhood was harder, but also better in more ways than I imagined. There were times I wanted to roll up in a ball and cry, and other times I felt my feet inches off the ground like I was floating through the moment.

Now, my girls are 16. 16!!! They are beautiful and smart and wicked and cool and mean and terrible and perfect. They hate me most days, but love me more intensely than I have ever felt on others. They can light up my day with their laughter and send me into a blind rage with their insolence. I wouldn’t miss a minute with them for all the money in the world.

I will be writing about me and about them and maybe in some ways about you. I will share what I’ve been through, what I think and feel, and mostly what I care about.

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Why You’re Here:

Miss Remembering is a space for women’s stories, including my own. I will be telling the story of women we’ve forgotten or misunderstood through time, but also the stories of women you may not know- women I know and love or have known. Sometimes I will send you a story, other times an audio clip, sometimes an interview.

I will eventually start doing more stuff behind a pay wall, but not yet. So please enjoy the free content!

Please be advised that I curse, I write about sex and bodies, and I may not always get it right. But I will always try! I will use trigger warnings when necessary and I will do my best not to offend. But I am not perfect, so I welcome open dialogue if I’ve messed up.

One thing is certain: I will do my best to entertain you even if it’s for ten minutes. Take you away from that crappy cubicle or bitchy customers. Hide in your bathroom from your kids, set yourself up in the Target parking lot, or pull into the garage and sit for ten minutes in your car and read something that will hopefully make your heart sing a little bit.

You’re here and I’m here. And we’ve got this.

Amye