Mama Multiple Personality Syndrome
This week, I had a dream that woke me up in a cold-sweat. I was in our apartment, when a rattling wind swept do…
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1,001 ways to feel like a failure (a.k.a. motherhood)
It started with pacifiers. I was researching them, trying to figure out if the plastic ones I inherited from my sister a…
My TV, My Toddler
As I type this, my 2 year old daughter is enjoying her daily TV time. Well, not tv exactly, but a DVD - one of aro…
Pigpen’s Girlfriend
Dear Vered, How do I tell my loving boyfriend that I hate his apartment? He's a great guy in so many ways -- if a littl…
The Dead Girls Speak in Unison
We all understand the way some people will bend over backwards to make others happy. Rebellious women do that a little d…
Knowing a child: what my dad knew about me that I don’t even know about myself
My dad died when I was 11, and I've always been sad that he never got to know me as an adult. What would he think of me?…
Solidarity
At first I couldn’t say exactly what it was… but something bugged me when I read this. Was it that the author wr…
From Lois Lane to Elle Woods
Greetings from the Lonestar State! I saw my first-ever longhorn steer this morning across the street from my hot…
What’s Truly “Gross”? Richard Roeper’s Blatant Disrespect for Mothers
Richard Roeper, go jump in a lake. Okay, that's immature. But that was my honest first reaction to Roeper's recent co…
The Feral Child Playground
I have a confession to make. Part of my ideal mothering world involves not interacting too much with my kid on the…
