Rejecting Alicia Silverstone’s Kind, or Real Help for Moms
I am sick and tired of tools that work for some, that maybe ought to be shared, turning into Movements, and I’m rejecting Alicia Silverston’s Kind Movement for this reason. I don’t care how much of it...
View ArticleInside Misogyny: #YesAllWomen Live in a Sexist System
All the trigger warnings. Even that phrase makes me shudder. Violence, sexism, sexual assault, general and specific. I did not know how to write about everything I have felt in the wake of the...
View ArticleEstranged, by Jessica Berger Gross: A Review
My own estrangement from my father is about a year old, and Estranged came into my life right in the middle of it. Just over six months ago, I read the brand new “Kindle Single,” the day it came out. I...
View ArticleJoovy HiLo: A Spontaneous Review
I’m reviewing the Joovy HiLo highchair, a raffle prize Walt and I won at an event in Brooklyn this spring, because the Joovy reps I talked to were so nice, and it really is a fantastic high chair....
View ArticleAnxious Introvert Travels with Toddler
Tomorrow, we leave for New York and my inlaws’ home, and on Tuesday, we head to California. First up will be time with a friend from childhood, and then, the BlogHer ’14 conference. I’m spending today...
View ArticleIf My Child Loves Yours
{This is a response to “if my child marries yours,” a post that was shared on my Facebook feed a few times. I didn’t gush about warm feelings or leave comments about my mommy tears. I felt left out.}...
View ArticleThe Joyful Heart Foundation: Some of the work I’ve been doing.
I’m not really ready to talk about how I’ve been doing. I’m doing better–less depressed. I have a new psychiatrist. She’s awesome. That’s sheer luck, since I found her via the insurance company...
View ArticleOur Babysitter Is Back! Thank All The Stars!
:: I have an affiliate account with Sittercity. They don’t pay me to write things, but I do get money from them whenever someone clicks on my link to set up a parent-looking-for-babysitting account. ::...
View ArticleWhat “Small Business Saturday” Can Mean
With American Express promoting this Small Business Saturday idea, it can seem pretty distant. Their idyllic little shops don’t look much like the family businesses in my own neighborhood. Inside our...
View ArticleCinderella and Abuse: She Can’t “Just Leave”
This is not a post about Disney, or Cinderella, or the movie that I haven’t seen. This is a post about a post, by a mom who wants to explain “What Cinderella Teaches Girls About Abuse.” To paraphrase,...
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