Tag: motherhood

Motherhood is like trying to fold a fitted sheet: no matter how often I got it "right" before, I struggle to remember how to...

  As a child, I distinctly remember a black pin that my dad owned, with this saying on it: “Kick Back. Chill Out. Hang Loose....

I am Melinda, a local mom and an 11th and 12th-grade English teacher in NYC schools. I am engaged to be married in 2019...

  On the 30th of December 2013, I was driving back home after a full day of work in Greenwich, CT. Forty days after I...

The teacher in me can list ten different reasons why it is amazingly important for your child to read every day. The teacher in...

We are doing a photo contest. It's that time of year... Your Facebook and Instagram feeds are flooded with pictures of angelic kids smiling up...

Holiday Time  Holiday time is upon us. The schedule that we, as moms, have gotten used to (school fundraisers, homework, school projects, PTA meetings, sporting...

Growing up in rural Maine I saw a lot of guns; even shot a few. So, it was no surprise that my younger brother’s...

We are amid the most important holidays on the Jewish calendar—the high holy days. We just celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with...

As a new mother and health-enthusiast, I am always excited about organic produce... Just not always about the price tag. I’ve written at length about...