I met someone today and my initial impression was that she is a goddamn Superhero. Looking at her, you’d say she is very ordinary. She is of average…
Life as a parent is hard. But you can unburden yourself from the pressures of raising a perfect child by just getting a little less “hover” and a…
Do you have $1000 extra dollars to spend at the Container Store? Do you have hours of your life dedicated to color-coding your soup spoons? Does the idea…
I had three daughters who spent most of their childhood playing with Barbie dolls and having tea parties. In the Spring of 2002 Mother Nature blessed me with…
That’s right. I’ve never had any kids biologically. We’ve adopted twice and are in the middle of that long and crazy process once again. Now, let’s talk about…
Recently I wrote a blog post in which I extolled the virtues of lollipops as an emergency prop for kids while traveling. Lollipops have served me well over…
When I found out I was pregnant, I was young, and I had many endless naive egotistical fantasies about what it would be like to be a mother.…
So, I gotta tell you, lady parts, I think we need to have a talk. Because this? THIS? THIS is unacceptable. I believe we’ve had a pretty good…
My children and I have very hectic and different schedules this year, which makes taking a family vacation quite difficult. I decided we need to pack up and…
I’m sitting here paying bills (ugh) and I remember my first job after I had my oldest daughter. I worked full time up until I had my baby…