I never knew I was a nasty woman. I am pretty certain I didn’t start out this way. But there was the father who cheated on my mother…
My son smokes weed, a development I’m learning I have very little control over. As far as I can tell it started last year in 8th grade. Although…
Recently my sister was at a neighborhood barbecue with a number of other families and five sets of twins among them. In a circle of casual chit-chat with…
Long before my partner and I ever thought we would want to parent a child together, we were very fond of the conceiving process. In fact, early on…
Dear Donald, Let’s take a minute to talk about women’s bodies. I know it’s one of your favorite subjects and you’ve made it very clear that you feel…
Dear “Shallow Mommy” Club Member, I’m not antisocial. Introverted, definitely. Antisocial, not so much. I spend a lot of time sitting by myself at our daughters’ practices and…
Wine can be intimidating for the uninitiated. There are so many choices and so much tradition and so many rules… rules for service and storage and what wine…
I think it’s great I can order Pampers, new Havaianas, and the latest NY Times bestseller with one click but is it making me a better person? In…
As a kid, I thought heroes were rare creatures born with special powers on planets that I couldn’t pronounce. As I got a bit older, I began applying…
I admit it. It isn’t easy. Shit, I didn’t even know I was capable! But after years of reinforcement by religious right-wingers and some male colleagues, it has…