Rejected Bandages and Other Badges of Motherhood
“Bacon is my favorite long food!” At age three, my son gifted me one of my proudest mommy moments: My child could properly categorize food,
“Bacon is my favorite long food!” At age three, my son gifted me one of my proudest mommy moments: My child could properly categorize food,
Much to the dismay of Canadians everywhere, many Americans feel like Canada is just another US state. A kinder, gentler, more apologetic US state, but a
After a long summer break, your kids have finally started school again. You’ve got big plans and an endless supply of motivation. You are going
I’ve been seeing all these beautiful pictures of my friends and their spouses on Facebook in the “Love Your Spouse Challenge,” a seven-day challenge designed
I have been neglecting my garden. That is not a euphemism for something else; my lady garden is just fine, thankyouverymuch. No, I’ve been failing
One of the side effects of the medication I take is that I have incredibly vivid and detailed dreams. I’m not talking about sex dreams (although those are
My 12-year-old daughter wanted to paint her bedroom black. Instead of screaming “Hell, no!” I offered grey as a compromise. Fortunately that color was different
Recently, I taught a course called “Selling Yourself, Not Your Soul” at a blogging conference in the D.C. area. It was not, in fact, a presentation
Yes, we all signed up to be parents, and for the most part, we love it. (Keep saying that over and over again until you
As much as I’d love to cook with the expertise of Julia Childs or throw a party with the casual ease of the Barefoot Contessa, I’ve
My mother almost died a few weeks ago. Like—was rushed by ambulance to the ER, spent nine days in the hospital, needed multiple transfusions in the
Parenting books seem to focus on the very basic aspects of raising babies and toddlers and gloss over the really important things—like how to change
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