Motherhood Is Hard as Hell, but It’s Important to Remember This.
Her face grips me and she’s not six years old, but two. She’s only a toddler baby, and her expression is exactly the same as in this one right now—this older moment—but both are...
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If We Want Good And Present Fathers, We Need To Expect It Of Them.
Am I supposed to apologize for having a good husband and a great father for my kids? Sometimes it feels that way. Recently I wrote an article about things moms should do for themselves,...
To All the Parents Busy Living Their Lives.
For all the parents who either don’t have the time to debate whether or not their co-sleeping is appropriate, because they’re too busy getting their kids to bed and working and living, or who...
The One Thing I Tell Myself When I Feel Overwhelmed.
There is no frustration like a baby screaming for hours and nothing seems to help. (There is no music capable of covering up this screaming inside the close quarters of a car.) There is...
6 Things Besides the Environment I Started Caring More About After Having Kids.
Having children changed me, even without my meaning for this to happen. I hang out with two little kids all day long, and it’s impossible for this not to shape me. I care more...
Instagram-Age Parenting Should Be Taken More Seriously.
We’ve dubbed this particular door “the portrait door.” In front of it, the girls stand for pictures, saying “cheese,” adorably posing for photographs that I’ll later send to my long-distance family, and, most importantly,...
Learning How to Parent from the Other Side of the Room.
There are two kinds of people: those who pretend that incredible—and wildly fake—desserts can be made with a rice cake, and those who eat the actual dessert that inspired this pathetic creation. I am...
The Surprising Parenting Lesson I Learned at the Dentist.
I’d never had my teeth whitened in any way, until six months ago. I was getting a filling on a front tooth replaced and decided, when they were matching the shade, to have my...
3 Ways My Kids Remind Me to Enjoy Life.
Life with two children under the age of five has both its unbelievable rewards and, frankly, its insanity. Last night, I watched my two girls play in their Halloween costumes and I had a few...
Why I Choose My Kids over My Husband.
Attending to my children’s needs means, sometimes, choosing between their needs and my own. As a mother, this is often the most difficult place to be. At night, I want to cuddle into my...
