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
We made it: we survived. Fifteen years married. Three kids, countless diapers, everything couples do to build a life. And we made it.Continue Reading
As a psychologist, I often reflect on the things that make people happy (or rather, “content.” No one is actually “happy” all the time). Through my work I get glimpses into the things that matter—the behaviors and ways of thinking that lead to satisfaction, and those that lead to misery. AndContinue Reading
Warning: Do not embarrass your teen with these techniques at home. These stunts were performed by an untrained teen parent, and they did not go well.Continue Reading
Dear last child of mine, You are the last baby I will hold, the last baby whose soft body I will smell, the last one I will feed and comfort at night.Continue Reading
