Archive | Whispers RSS feed for this section

Whisper #37 – The Naming of Cats

A man offers an original, nuanced and rather clever new solution to the vexed question of what to call your vagina.

Read full story · Comments { 3 } · Comments Policy

Whisper #36 – Limerence

Author: anonymous   Limerence ….a term coined c.1977 by US psychologist Dorothy Tennov to describe an involuntary state of mind which seems to result from a romantic attraction for another person combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one’s feelings reciprocated.  (Wikipedia)   You never meant to fall for Him. Because you thought being [...]

Read full story · Comments { 1 } · Comments Policy

Whisper #35 – What is the Perfect Vagina?

Author: Kirsty Higginson - find her on Twitter   Are you happy with your vagina? I’m sorry if the question seems a little forward, or a bit in your face, but it is a question that I’d really appreciate if you could answer without thinking too much about. After my second child, I wasn’t happy with [...]

Read full story · Comments { 7 } · Comments Policy

Whisper #34 – Everybody Needs a Bosom for a Pillow

Author: Katyboo who blogs here, and tweets as @thevoiceofboo   My eldest daughter is experiencing the first throes of puberty.  She is not impressed. Not impressed at all.  During the summer holidays I mentioned that it might be time to get her fitted for a bra.  She all but got down on bended knees and [...]

Read full story · Comments { 11 } · Comments Policy

Whisper #33 – The Walking Hormone

Author: Mags I’ve just counted back on my calendar that it has been 9 months and 4 days since I last had sex.  If I’d known that this drought was going to last so long, I would’ve made more of an effort to enjoy myself back in September, rather than settling for the drunken fumble [...]

Read full story · Comments { 1 } · Comments Policy

Whisper #32 – Oh Baby, Maybe

I’m really struggling to separate sex from trying to conceive at the moment. When we first started trying it was all exciting and new and naughty. We’d spent the whole of our adult lives being incredibly careful to avoid pregnancy; sex without contraception is like sampling the forbidden fruit. Was.

Read full story · Comments { 2 } · Comments Policy

Whisper #31 – Know Yourself

A phone call, out of nowhere: to tell me that my cousin was dead. And by his own hand; things began to unravel from there. A long, long forgotten memory stirred in my head.

Read full story · Comments { 1 } · Comments Policy