The Importance of Playing Like a Kid.
Prioritizing pretend play in childhood—and beyond: It’s a cold Saturday, my husband’s at work, and my two children and I are holed up in the house. We break out the play food that the...
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5 Ways to Let Go Gracefully.
“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” People do have the ability to affect...
Today Is Not yet a Memory.
The house is littered with toys. I clean up, and a new mess happens. The girls play together, and I’m unable to fully explain how relieved this makes me, since they are a few years...
How to Complete a 60-Minute Workout at Home with Your Baby.
I’m personally not into pretending that I’m getting a sufficient workout by lifting my baby like a kettlebell; later posting an adorable, smiling-mid-air “candid” photo on Instagram. Instead, my workouts look more like this: My...
8 Truths of Being a New Parent.
I’m eternally grateful for my ignorance about motherhood before having kids. I naively thought, like everyone else I know, that parenthood was much different than it actually is, or that I was somehow exempt from...
The Brilliance of Her Growing Up.
She asks to put on a crown, and I let her. I’m surprised by this request, because playing princess is not something we do. It’s not that I’m opposed to it, but she just...
The Importance of Taking Care of Mom’s Needs, Too.
The makings of a mommy timeout: It’s difficult for me to embrace time to myself unless it’s productive. There are things that I do that I don’t feel as guilty for doing by myself—exercise,...
The Importance of Being Bored.
She looks out the window at the wash of clouds feathering the late afternoon sky. Our car turns a corner, and her head moves to continue looking at this same spot. She tells us...
When Mom Gets Sick.
Mastitis is as awful as I’ve heard, although I had preferred not to personally corroborate this. It’s everything I’ve heard, and then worse because it’s my breast, and fever, and family it’s affecting. When...
I Will Be Their Home.
I will be their home. I remember when I was little, and I would go for an overnight at a friend’s house. For awhile, it was incredibly special—all of that newness—and then, eventually, I...
