> First of all, wow, I really touched a nerve yesterday, so I’m glad I decided to post what I had written. Our feelings as moms and our interactions with each other aren’t always pretty. But I can’t help but think that it only benefits all of us to write about it, even if I […]

> It was New Year’s Eve, and we were enjoying a night out on the town. I perched daintily atop my chair and perused an oversized menu, my eyes dancing with excitement. “I’ll have….” I paused, running my finger along a list of buzz-inducing beverages before selecting one and giving the black-clad server my order. […]

> Occasionally (well, let’s admit it, almost never), when you announce on your blog that a person is your very most favoritest parenting writer on the Internets, that person happens upon what you wrote and sends you an e-mail. And starts reading your writing in return. And ends up coming to your town to visit […]

> On a recent podcast of “This American Life,” a woman was featured who had adopted a boy from Romania that had spent the first seven years of his life confined to a crib in an orphanage. As a result, he had all kinds of issues once she brought him home to the United States, […]

> Now that I’ve admitted to you how many presents we have under the tree, I can write about the flip side of all this without feeling, well, braggy. Obviously, we all try to teach our kids that it’s better to give than to receive, and Christmas is the perfect time to drive that lesson […]