By Jennifer Gregory of The Runaway Mama It goes without saying that remaining childless is the best way to prevent lice, or It. If, however, you’ve taken the parenting plunge and you find a letter in your child’s backpack informing you that It has been detected at school, here’s what you […]
Health
6 Reasons I Really Go to the Gym
By Ambrosia Brody of Random Aspects of (my) Life Working out has always been my go-to stress reliever, but it was not until I had my eldest daughter that my preference to hit the concrete for a five-mile run changed to heading to the gym. Why pay a membership fee […]
I Am Agoraphobic. This Is What It’s Like.
Through my window I see a scattered array of lines on the beach. Scattered lines and circles throughout the world. A colossal rim that engulfs the ocean, like a cell swallowing a parasite in endocytosis. The rocks around the shore generously hug the wide, wide waters, a warm, open mother […]
6 Ways C-sections and Vaginal Childbirth Are the Same
By Ambrosia Brody of Random Aspects of (my) Life My first daughter arrived at 39 weeks. On Thanksgiving Day. Her entrance came via emergency c-section after hours of pushing with little progress. You don’t know exhaustion until you’re trying to push a human out for hours on no fuel and […]
My Daughter is Recovering From Colic, and I Am, Too
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Sarah Caughron of Sisterhood of the Training Pants MY DAUGHTER IS A RECOVERING COLIC (whatever the hell that means). Recovery is a multi-step process, right? If you, too, have a child and family in the throes of colic, let me start by saying what I […]
When Your Significant Other Gets a Significant Diagnosis
By Lauren Salkin of Think Spin My husband, son and I sit in the urologist’s waiting room. It’s New Year’s Eve; a skeleton staff runs the office. I hope it isn’t a prognostic metaphor. After several minutes, a nurse appears and herds us off to a conference room, down a […]
I Wish I Weren’t a Liar: On Talking About Infertility
By Ambrosia Brody of Random Aspects of My Life I wish I weren’t such a liar. I wish that I could lean in close to my best friend and tell her the truth when she asks if I’d like another baby. “Actually, there’s something I’ve been wanting to tell you.” I’d […]
Child Loss… Eleven Years Later
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Jill Powell of Walking with Drake Twelve. Twelve years old. I have so many questions, wonders, and thoughts. Would your hair be thin like mine, or would you have hair more like your dad—rich, thick and a beautiful brown? I’m so jealous of that man’s […]