Some of my best friends are people I’ve never met. I don’t mean that in a “strangers are just friends you haven’t made yet” sort of way. They’re from the internet.Continue Reading
“So is motherhood worth it?” asks my colleague somewhat skeptically from across the cafeteria table.Continue Reading
Whether they are little or big, they take our breath away. When they stumble. When they soar. It never really changes. It never gets easier.Continue Reading
I know that you try your best to be a good mother, partner, daughter, and friend, but all too often feel like you are failing at all of them.Continue Reading
Last minute playdate with a sancti-mommy? Surprise visit from your mother-in-law? Never fear. SLACKERMOM knows just what to do.Continue Reading
I know why I’m second best. I know that since I’m the one involved in the daily parenting grind, telling her – make your bed, go brush your teeth, get dressed, STOP jiggling my butt! – I’m the prime target for her frustration and anger. I WANT TO BE THE FAVORITE PARENT!Continue Reading
This one felt different. It was closer to home than ever before. This time, my children are old enough to see the news and ask questions.Continue Reading
My hair became impossibly thick. I started getting teased in grade school as the adorable curls morphed into some curls, some shag carpeting.Continue Reading
The next time someone says, “you can just adopt”, feel free to kindly remind them that adoption is much harder than one would ever guess.Continue Reading
I was advised not to have more children after a high-risk pregnancy resulting in a preemie son. I’m still judged for my decision to have an only child.Continue Reading
I must have been ten years old when I overheard an older cousin of mine say “I bet Tova will struggle with her weight her entire life, just like her mother”. I had no idea what he meant obviously—as far as I was concerned, there was nothing wrong with myContinue Reading
The box invites you to see Puppy Surprise make weird panting noises. It is not the sound of a happy dog. It is the sound of a dog mid-panic attack.Continue Reading
“Come,” the face said. “Let me help you break free of this average life. Let me help you find your joy by throwing away half your stuff.”Continue Reading
As our kids grow, the firsts come less frequently and the time stretched between them lengthen. We don’t celebrate the later milestones.Continue Reading
