Archive - Should I Have a Kid? Idk, Let's Find Out!

Chapter 15: Tracy

The thing about our nanny, Tracy, is not only is she the main character in her life but also in ours.

Jun 20 •

G. Lewis Fortier

April 2025

Chapter 14: Tightrope

Whenever I think, I’ve got the hang of this, that’s the surest sign everything’s about to change.

Apr 15 •

G. Lewis Fortier

March 2025

Chapter 13: Germs

Should I have a kid? Idk, let's find out! The birthday boy has a cold, so does his mother, and his party’s tomorrow.

Mar 23 •

G. Lewis Fortier

Chapter 12: Baby Bunker

Should I have a kid? Idk, let's find out!

Mar 2 •

G. Lewis Fortier

February 2025

Chapter 11: Honey

Should I have a kid?

Feb 15 •

G. Lewis Fortier

Chapter 10: Home is Where

We used to fly like the Wall-E people, cruising through space, encased in athleisure and big headphones, on-demand entertainment dancing across our…

Feb 2 •

G. Lewis Fortier

January 2025

Chapter 9: Everything Everywhere All at One!

She’s one-year-old now and she’s picking up steam, she’s picking up steam fast.

Jan 16

Remember Me to Ava

At the end of a call, you would say, “Remember me—" to Ellie to Matthew Clarissa or Mother, to someone you loved, and who loved you, there with me, just…

Jan 1 •

G. Lewis Fortier

December 2024

Chapter 8: Babies are Juicy

Listen, it’s not the terminology I would have chosen, but at a First-Time Parents Crash Course, it’s what the instructor declared, verbatim, and it’s…

Dec 19, 2024 •

G. Lewis Fortier

Chapter 7: Bonding

Maybe it’s that I’ve never seen a newborn, pasty in some places, goopy in others, with this thin, translucent skin that showcases every State of Baby…

Dec 5, 2024 •

G. Lewis Fortier

November 2024

Chapter 6: Pure Exhaustion

She’s born at 1:57 AM, which is way past our bedtime but not hers, not yet at least, she’s from the land before time.

Nov 22, 2024 •

G. Lewis Fortier

Chapter 5: Birthday

Her blood pressure’s up, we’re within shouting distance of the due date, so now it’s time for her to be induced.

Nov 2, 2024 •

G. Lewis Fortier

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