Tag: mommy problems
My Son Is Gay. Was I Supposed to Announce That?
My son and his husband. It rolls off my tongue. Normalized matter-of-factly. Practically daring anyone to question or wonder. Sometimes I wait for that...
Junecember: The Longest Shortest Month of the Year
December gets all the credit for being the month that breaks you with the concerts, the shopping, the coordinating, the emotional labor of making...
The Great Sleepover Debate
Headlining titles such as “The Case for Sleepovers” in The Atlantic and “Sleepovers have gotten very complicated” have become all the rage among parents...
Put Down the Phone
Silence. Looking at your phones. Communication stops, and eye contact is obsolete—more silence. I’m walking away. I’m tired of looking at the tops of...
The Age No One Prepares You For: Parenting Kids Between 7...
This is a stage in childhood that many parents aren’t warned about. Your child isn’t little anymore, but they’re not a teenager yet either....
iPhone Graduation
May can be a tough month for parents of fifth graders. At least it was for me. My daughter was in fifth grade last...
Real Self-Care vs. What Moms Are Sold
May is the month where everyone suddenly remembers moms exist—and starts selling us “self-care” like it’s something you can buy in a package.
Take time...
How I Reset After Travel (As a Mom Who Doesn’t Get...
I used to think I needed a full day—maybe two—to “reset” after travel. A quiet house. A long workout. Groceries restocked. Laundry done. Maybe...
Family Traditions, I Have Few
As my children age out of the family nest, I’ve spent — wasted, really — energy thinking about family traditions. Did I preserve traditions...
Becoming a Sober Mom
I don’t drink anymore.
On an ordinary Saturday in November of 2017, I got blacked out drunk. Still in bed the next morning, with my...