I’ve read in some parenting book (and why do I keep reading them???) that every generation softens up their approach to raising children compared to their parents before…
I’ve never been very good at responding to well-meant but sometimes downright annoying comments I get as a mother. I don’t mind most of them, but there is…
As parents, there’s a certain level of hypocrisy we get to exercise (lord?) over our kids. “Do as I say, not as I do” applies to numerous situations.…
Dear World Into Which I Am About To Launch My Children, There is something I really need you to know. I tried. I really, really did. I gave…
I realized yesterday that I had spent more money at Starbucks in the last ten years than most people spend in a lifetime. I wish I were kidding.…
Well Valentine’s Day has come and gone and, like every single holiday that exists, I got to listen to (or read about) people whining about how “commercial” it…