Robyn Mendez is Caucasian, and her husband is Hispanic. When it came time to choose a name for their unborn daughter, the decision process wasn’t as enjoyable as they expected. Both wanted a name that was a part of their personal histories, which meant compromise was hard to come by. I’m undeniably white. My husband […]
Young children always want to hear about the day they were born, but when will adopted children want to know more? Sarah Buttenwieser shares the conversations she has with her 4-year-old adopted daughter. When photographer Shelly Rotner asked, I was more than happy to participate in her nonfiction picture book about adoption with my toddler […]
This piece originally appeared on MegaSAHD. Republished here with permission. I’m the divorced parent. Some parents stay married. I didn’t. I get up in the morning and make my son breakfast. I pack his lunch. I walk him to school and I pick him up. I schedule play dates. I watch cartoons with him. We […]
An increasing number of American women are trying to breastfeed their babies, but without proper models to learn from, their attempts rarely last long. Misty McLaughlin, an avid proponent of breastfeeding, discusses the benefits for mother and baby, and urges more women to talk about the process. There’s a soundtrack that I hear in my […]
Money can be a touchy subject in any relationship, but who makes more shouldn’t necessarily determine who bears the brunt of the work at home. Lisa Levey discusses salaries, work choices, gender roles, and shared responsibilities. Money is one of those short list items that can make or break a relationship, along with such issues […]
This piece originally appeared on ChildWild. Republished here with permission. I started working on this post a year ago no, that was two years ago, my god, and never managed to finish writing it. I like to pretend that’s because I got busy with other writing projects. The truth is it freaks me the fuck […]
Much to their social circle’s confusion, Hugo Schwyzer’s tough-as-nails feminist wife insisted on taking his last name once they were wed. The fact that she chose an outdated tradition wasn’t necessarily a feminist move, but the fact that she made that choice entirely for herself was. “You know I’m taking your name, right?” It was […]
Stephanie Hlywak rejects the claim that Lena Dunham, the 20-something creator and producer of HBO’s new series Girls, has had success because of her famous parents. Did your cultural seismograph register a disturbance in the tectonic plates of society at approximately 10:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time Sunday night? That tremor was the premiere of Lena […]
