Working Momma Blues
March 3, 2020
This morning started like any other Monday morning. Frantic. Rushed. Yelling “I’m turning off the TV if you don’t put your socks on! We need to go!”
The Real-est
When Your Child Says ‘I Hate You’
February 29, 2020
Her words, I hate you, kept playing over in my head. I could feel her hostility towards me, the mere fact I was standing in her room, had her head spinning.
Calming College Admission Anxiety
February 26, 2020
College applications are pretty much finished and submitted. Now the waiting starts—the agonizing waiting to hear did your teen get in or not?
Going the Distance
January 25, 2020
Side by side, we’ll walk home, shadowy branches swaying gently overhead, their claws finger painting the constellation of a runner darting across the sky.
I Know 13 is Weird
January 13, 2020
I know 13 is weird. I know some changes are happening at warp speed and some are taking their sweet time.
I Just Finished Her Baby Book
January 10, 2020
Fine, I’m not EXACTLY totally finished. There are slots in my daughter’s baby book for photos that are sitting empty that need to be filled. I have to remember what she was given for her fifth birthday party, even though I could confidently guess “princess stuff” and “My Little Pony nonsense” and that would pretty much cover it.
The Diaper Continuum: From Clean to Why Did I Reproduce?
December 28, 2019
After three babies, I’ve seen it all. And by all, I mean that there’s a continuum that new moms don’t know about as they head into the unchartered territory that is diaper changes.
Parental Empathy is Exhausting
December 17, 2019
I think that empathy helps make me a helpful, compassionate mother. But it’s also really freaking exhausting.
Puppy Surprise Is Everything Wrong With Maternity Care in America
December 15, 2019
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.
I Bought My Teenage Daughter Plan B
December 7, 2019
I bought my teenage daughter Plan B. Then end. It’s no one’s business. She’s under 18 and made the decision to be sexually active.
Working Momma Blues
March 3, 2020
This morning started like any other Monday morning. Frantic. Rushed. Yelling “I’m turning off the TV if you don’t put your socks on! We need to go!”
When Your Child Says ‘I Hate You’
February 29, 2020
Her words, I hate you, kept playing over in my head. I could feel her hostility towards me, the mere fact I was standing in her room, had her head spinning.
Calming College Admission Anxiety
February 26, 2020
College applications are pretty much finished and submitted. Now the waiting starts—the agonizing waiting to hear did your teen get in or not?
Going the Distance
January 25, 2020
Side by side, we’ll walk home, shadowy branches swaying gently overhead, their claws finger painting the constellation of a runner darting across the sky.
I Know 13 is Weird
January 13, 2020
I know 13 is weird. I know some changes are happening at warp speed and some are taking their sweet time.
I Just Finished Her Baby Book
January 10, 2020
Fine, I’m not EXACTLY totally finished. There are slots in my daughter’s baby book for photos that are sitting empty that need to be filled. I have to remember what she was given for her fifth birthday party, even though I could confidently guess “princess stuff” and “My Little Pony nonsense” and that would pretty much cover it.
The Diaper Continuum: From Clean to Why Did I Reproduce?
December 28, 2019
After three babies, I’ve seen it all. And by all, I mean that there’s a continuum that new moms don’t know about as they head into the unchartered territory that is diaper changes.
Parental Empathy is Exhausting
December 17, 2019
I think that empathy helps make me a helpful, compassionate mother. But it’s also really freaking exhausting.
Puppy Surprise Is Everything Wrong With Maternity Care in America
December 15, 2019
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.
I Bought My Teenage Daughter Plan B
December 7, 2019
I bought my teenage daughter Plan B. Then end. It’s no one’s business. She’s under 18 and made the decision to be sexually active.
