raising the curtins

The popular blog now has audio files! Listen to Raising the Curtins posts, read aloud by Kristina Curtin. Brutally honest (and hilariously unfiltered) look at motherhood, marriage, and everything in between.

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0. raising the curtins

January 18, 2019 • 4 mins

All of the episodes in this series are readings of the actual blog posts, written by me – Kristina Curtin. These posts document my life, my mind, my childhood, and my family’s lives – through my eyes and words of course. I don’t censor life. This is a real, unfiltered look at me and my family. I am “raising the curtains” on how I am “raising the curtins.” ...

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1. why we don't have family photos

January 28, 2019 • 5 mins

Recalling the time we had family photos taken for the blog and why, before now, we never had them.

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2. making a mother

May 21, 2019 • 6 mins

Why I never wanted to be a mom, but then my first daughter was born and everything changed.

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3. confessions of a chaperone

May 28, 2019 • 5 mins

Why, if I don’t like kids, do I willingly volunteer to chaperone?

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4. i have nothing to wear

June 12, 2019 • 5 mins

Getting your 7 year old ready in the morning is worse than going to the gyno.

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5. summer of slime

June 15, 2019 • 3 mins

Kids are off school. Forced time away from electronics means every day they make slime. Which means every surface of my house is covered in the stuff.

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6. f$cking fitted sheets

June 21, 2019 • 6 mins

I am horrible at all domestic tasks. The only one that doesn’t drive me insane like my mother is laundry. Yet, this episode is basically a b*tch fest about folding, fabric care labels, and mf-ing fitted sheets.

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7. put a cup in your vagina

July 24, 2019 • 3 mins

For all my menstruating women out there. Light a tampon, raise it up, and hear my ode to the menstrual cup.

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8. toilet paper thank you's

July 28, 2019 • 6 mins

My rant on birthday parties, triggered after only 4 kids showed up to my daughter’s 8th birthday party – despite the RSVPs.

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9. welcoming wilma

August 1, 2019 • 5 mins

Journeying out of childhood and into womanhood can be a celebration, not an embarrassment. Just hold a period party.

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10. balls and butts - everywhere

August 7, 2019 • 4 mins

I chose to be a transparent parent years ago. To teach my kids about their bodies, and other important topics, because the world can be harsh and information is power. But, this led to some interesting side effects.

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11. scarred

August 14, 2019 • 7 mins

The second child is an experience all their own. Here’s a look at a span of just 3 hours with mine.

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12. ending an abusive relationship

August 19, 2019 • 9 mins

Passionate relationships all have the same qualities – you fall in love and all you want to do is be around that person, talk about that person, know everything about them. I had an extremely passionate relationship since I was about 6. My lover? Food.

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13. way too extra

August 27, 2019 • 6 mins

Family day as extras for a Mexican TV show which includes me overanalyzing everything, per usual.

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14. how prude

September 4, 2019 • 7 mins

TMI on my perverted mind and how this does not translate to my sex life. An unfortunate fact for my poor husband.

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15. i'm so over girl power

September 11, 2019 • 4 mins

Avengers: End Game sets me off.

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16. shark teeth hunting

September 18, 2019 • 8 mins

Recap of our trip to Venice Beach to try shark teeth hunting. It includes a homeless guy showing off his goods, ice nuggets, drinking anxiety, setting fires, PDA, and plaques.

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17. the business of sex

September 23, 2019 • 3 mins

Why is it that when someone might be gay, we can’t help but throw it into the convo, even when we’re not talking about sex at all? Look, I don’t care which hole you’re using. But unless you’re showing me a manstick or making bedroom requests, we don’t need a play-by-play of who you think is gay. And if we’re going down that road, can we please start declaring straightness, too? Because t...

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18. let it have a penis, lord

September 30, 2019 • 8 mins

The ripe old age of 37 is not necessarily the best time in your life to try and get pregnant. Here’s why I waited until now to give it the ole college try for baby #3.

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19. comfy as a mother

October 8, 2019 • 4 mins

Why wearing yoga pants is just my thing.

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raising the curtins

Episodes

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2. making a mother

3. confessions of a chaperone

4. i have nothing to wear

5. summer of slime

6. f$cking fitted sheets

7. put a cup in your vagina

8. toilet paper thank you's

9. welcoming wilma

10. balls and butts - everywhere

11. scarred

12. ending an abusive relationship

13. way too extra

14. how prude

15. i'm so over girl power

16. shark teeth hunting

17. the business of sex

18. let it have a penis, lord

19. comfy as a mother

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0. raising the curtins

1. why we don't have family photos