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I have been somewhat obsessed with Elizabeth Holmes since I tore through John Carreyrou’s account of her Theranos scandal in Bad Blood. I had never known of a woman who decided she wanted to do something, convinced wiser and richer men to get on… → Read More
Having a Type A personality, I’ve always executed extreme measures of quality control, and maybe control in general, and that has followed me into motherhood. My list-making, double-checking protocols, and intense attention to detail has served me… → Read More
My first diary was a A Little Orphan Annie book with a tiny gold lock I received as a birthday gift. Since then, I have always kept some kind of diary, as a safe place to record thoughts I had to purge but didn’t want to share with anyone: the ones… → Read More
Although there are signs imploring subway riders to give up their seats for the elderly, disabled, and pregnant women, I know firsthand those ads don’t work. It is so rare for for those people to get seats on a crowded train that one woman, eight… → Read More
Online shopping is convenient, and since I became a parent, I have all but given up shopping in actual stores. It’s not just the hassle of the lines and noise and having to wear outside clothes that prevents me from visiting the nearby shopping… → Read More
Reading a book 200 times is a surefire way to find out whether you love it or want to throw its rhyming llama couplets into the diaper pail. Children's books especially do a tricky dance for an audience of squinty-eyed parents and wide-eyed tots:… → Read More
In a world that is literally on fire, throwing up a happy pic on social media of my kid at an amusement park feels totally tone deaf. Every morning, there is a new environmental crisis to behold, or a human rights atrocity being committed against… → Read More
Dads deserve better onscreen. If a film or TV show even portrays family life (outside of plots to save the galaxy), the father characters tend to be completely clueless when it comes to parenting. From the lost soul of a father Adam Sandler plays in … → Read More
When I first became a mom, it was difficult to shed my people-pleaser tendencies. Even though I was functioning on a sleep deficit, I didn’t give myself much of a break. A perfect example of this is the effort I put into my “thank-you” cards for ever… → Read More
Raising a child supposedly costs you a quarter of a million dollars, but it can honestly be more daunting to face the idea of spending $80 on bottle nipples in a single month. Expense Report gives us a look into the spending, scrimping, and wishing t… → Read More
I knew I wanted to try to breastfeed my babies when they were born. Luckily I was able to and, as a result, they thrived. What I didn’t know is how long I thought I’d continue. My goal was a year, but after the first birthday I kept nursing. My kid s… → Read More
The different dynamics among the four people in our family feel familiar to me. My husband and I have an older daughter and a younger son, which was how I grew up. My dad, like theirs, was the one you played with, while my mom was the one who made su… → Read More
Both my children were pretty happy kids, but my son had a particularly joyful disposition. Maybe it was because he was the second baby, which so I wasn’t as freaked out as I was with my first kid and that sense of calm made him jolly. I’ll never unde… → Read More
I don’t remember the events of my tween years as viscerally as I can recall my feelings during that time. Everything was dialed to 11. When things were bad, they were the worst. So I have a lot of empathy for my 10-year-old daughter when she’s gets “… → Read More
I’m a very independent person, so I don’t like asking for help. Yes, I know that's not a particularly redeeming trait. But being pregnant taught me that I really do need to lean on other people. The little things my partner did that proved he appreci… → Read More
When the classic fairy tales were being written, “happily ever after” didn’t usually include mutual consent. In fact, a lot of stories actually encourage sexual assault. I didn’t realize it as a kid, and it didn’t register immediately when I started … → Read More
I was never filled with so much hope and dread, simultaneously, as I was when I was pregnant. Even though pregnancy is an exciting time, and I loved anticipating a magical future for my child, there are also plenty of annoying things people don’t rea… → Read More
I've always had a basic bedtime routine: brush my teeth, put on pajamas, moisturize, comb through the mountain of reading material stacked on my nightstand, fall asleep. Even after I got married the routine didn’t change much. But when it came to the… → Read More
You know when a couple happily announces “we’re pregnant” and you cringe because they are not pregnant, only one person is pregnant (unless the couple is female and they are sporting simultaneous pregnancies, in which case, they are the best couple e… → Read More
I feel like I’ve been telling people what they want to hear my whole life. I’ve always been a people pleaser, and I try to avoid conflict at all costs. This hasn’t always served me well, since failing to express my true feelings can lead to unhealthy… → Read More