Brianna Popsickle’s Blog
Brianna Popsickle
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Birthday
- March 03
- Bio
- Hi. I’m Brianna. I write because I don’t sleep. What else am I going to do at two in the morning while everyone else is snoozing?
I feel like one of those people who’ve fallen and can’t get up. I’ve started to write and can’t stop.
I write about my life and the lives of those around me: friends, relatives, co-workers, neighbours. Sometimes I change names and places to protect the innocent. Sometimes I don’t.
I haven’t lost any friends as a result of my writing (yet), and have actually made a few because of it.
I don’t write about politics or the economy, and nothing I say will change the world. But it may change how you look at your own life and the people around you.
One thing I’ve learned, through the response of my readers, is as different as we all appear to be we’re all pretty much the same.
We cry over the same heartaches and disappointments. We laugh about (and try to hide from) life’s embarrassments. We feel guilty for our fantasies (but no one knows because we never talk about them).
Until now . . .
Brianna Popsickle – Mother, wife, daughter, friend - finding my voice after years of confinement in a suburban prison.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Growing 'Older' Pains
May 15, 2012 08:46AM - It Takes a Village to Raise a
Child
May 07, 2012 02:41PM - How to Talk Your Teenager Out
of Getting a Tattoo
May 04, 2012 07:44AM - My Husband Thinks I"m a
Germaphobe
April 30, 2012 02:14PM - Who Are These People and What
Have They Done with My Friends
April 23, 2012 03:20PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Exactly SagCap. Thanks
for the comment.”
May 18, 2012 11:28AM - “I agree with you Thoth,
there is a time for
melancholy.
Sometimes you just
have t…”
May 16, 2012 03:25AM - “You're welcome Mary.
Thank you for reading and for
taking
time to comment.”
May 16, 2012 03:22AM - “Diary of a Hopeful
Starving Student - It's
wonderful that so
many of your
student…”
May 08, 2012 07:49AM - “Yes there are many women
who are happy with their
decision to
not have
children,…”
May 08, 2012 07:46AM
Brianna Popsickle's Links
Growing 'Older' Pains
“So I don’t know whether I should go there or have them pick me up. What do you think?”
My daughter was lying next to me talking about her plans for the weekend.
“Sounds great,” I replied, off in my own little world.
“You’re doi… Read full post »
Mother’s Day is around the corner, and it’s customary to acknowledge what our mothers mean to us.
However, at this time of year, I can’t help but think of women who’ve wanted to be mothers and who for whatever reason, have not been blessed with children. Mother Day must… Read full post »
How to Talk Your Teenager Out of Getting a Tattoo
A study done in 2006 by the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology shows that 24% of Americans between 18 and 50 are tattooed; that’s almost one in four. The survey also showed that about 36% of Americans age 18 to 29 have at least one tattoo.
If you’re a… Read full post »
My Husband Thinks I"m a Germaphobe
My husband thinks I’m a germaphobe but I’m not. He grew up in a household of boys while I grew up in a house full of girls. Sometimes our idea of what’s acceptable varies.
Once, on vacation, his luggage got lost and I caught him reaching for my toothbrush./… Read full post »
Who Are These People and What Have They Done with My Friends
I wrote an article recently about getting older. It got lots of feedback probably because getting older is something everyone could relate to.
I’ve since come to the conclusion, like the saying goes, ‘you’re only as old as you feel’. On good days you might feel like a k… Read full post »
The Sadness
Something was missing, but what?
She had it all. At least that’s what it seemed to everyone around her. People thought she was beautiful. She had a loving husband, a successful business, wonderful children, great friends, and a nice home. She was always laughing, or smiling at least/… Read full post »
Am I A Terrible Mother?
I’ve given my fair share of ‘change is good’ speeches to friends when required, but I have to admit, I’ve never embraced change even though I know it’s inevitable and we have to adapt.
Such was the case when my children left for university. Friends wait/… Read full post »
The Striptease That Wouldn't End . . .
“Has he been here?” my husband asked anxiously the minute he stepped in the door.
It had become the question of the day for the past month.
No. He wasn’t referring to my secret lover who (just between us) comes discreetly twice a week. He was referring to the contr/… Read full post »
Are You Getting Any?
All I wanted was a little customer service as I struggled to set up an account so I could sell my book online.
Instead, I found myself on hold for the fifth time in two days, wondering whose job it was to select the music I was listening to.
The monotonous… Read full post »
The Other Woman
She was no different than I, a devoted mother to two young children, and faithful wife. She taught Sunday School and volunteered at the library each week.
Her kids were happy. They played with mine and were best of friends. We sometimes socialized as couples, as families, but more often we… Read full post »
How to Satisfy a Woman
We’ve all heard the expression, ‘The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’.
Fortunately for me this isn’t always the case. If it were I’d likely be sitting alone Friday nights talking to my cats.
How do you win a woman’s heart? Well, they s/… Read full post »
Getting Older Sucks and Anyone Who Says It Doesn't Is Lying
I was reading an article called Becoming Invisible, written by a woman who’d just turned fifty. I was laughing out loud as I read. Gradually though, my laughter turned to sobs as I became aware of what lay ahead for me.
As I reached for a tissue, the phone rang. It… Read full post »
Those Final Seconds Before You Crash
Now I know.
It was a beautiful… Read full post »
Annual Physical - Piece of Cake
"Ugh, I don’t want to go,” my daughter said looking at the calendar. She was scheduled for her first complete physical in another week. Mine was scheduled for the next day.
“Aw, there’s nothing to it,” I reassured her. “It’s a piece of cake.”
Of… Read full post »
It happened when I was 8; I was in third grade. I had my friend Rachel over for the weekend. We bundled up in layers of clothes and dragged our toboggans to the hill, a few blocks from my home. It was a favorite spot for neighborhood kids to toboggan.
Surprisingly,… Read full post »
It's Spring and 'Luke' is in the Air
My girlfriends and I were talking about the arrival of spring. They were saying their thoughts turn to sunshine and warm breezes, the sounds of birds chirping, the scent of spring flowers…
“And Luke.” I sighed.
They all perked up.
“Luke? Who’s Luke?&r… Read full post »
Valentine's Day - Then and Now
I'm a Married Woman in Love with a Married Man . . .
I never dreamed I’d be saying these words, but “I’m a married woman in love with a married man.”
I know what you must think of me, but please don’t judge… at least until you’ve heard my story.
I didn’t go looking for it. It just happened.… Read full post »
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