Being a mom is the most tiring pursuit I’ve ever encountered. Second to mothering? Dating. Both, though, are worthwhile and deliver a huge payoff. So, if you’re a single mom and dating is currently at the bottom of your...
My son has only ever known his parents as separate entities. Therefore, I have had approximately six years of experience dating as a single mom. At that time, my son has met two men, and I feel a lot...
My husband often travels for work as a Corporate Trainer. He's been in this job for about two years, and I jokingly refer to him as a traveling salesman. I recall a time last winter when he had been...
When I first became a mother at age thirty, many of my friends were either single, newly engaged, planning crazy bachelorette parties, or recently married. Many were in the lovely honeymoon phase while I was up to my ears...
My most recent first date was not planned, and, for me, that is something I make sure never happens. I usually spend days thinking about it and then hours getting ready for a first date. This night started very...
I am most grateful for my tribe of mom friends.
These women of the “It takes a village” live and breathe the mantra down to their very cells. Mom friends know what it’s like. They have mommy instincts and...
Looking back on 2020, it was clear the only way our family survived was by prioritizing the important and letting go of everything else. What wasn't clear at the time was that prioritizing my marriage had slowly slipped to...
Pride is a somewhat loaded celebration for me. First of all, I’m married to a man and enjoy a lot of privilege that goes along with heterosexual, cisgender marriage. What makes things more complicated, however, is that I am...
I was a younger mom. I got pregnant at 24 and gave birth less than a week after my 25th birthday. My son was a beautiful surprise but not part of my meticulously planned 20s. I was overjoyed when...
I'm not going to bore you by going on and on about all the ways motherhood has changed me. You won't hear me erupt with emotions about having found a pure, true love, or the new capacity for the...
In + Around Westchester
From Lab to Court: Anaiya Shah ’27 Designs 3D-Printed Support for...
Anaiya Shah ’27 is taking her passion for 3D printing and biomedical engineering to the next level and helping fellow King School classmate Emma...
