My daughter doesn’t care what I do for her; she cares that I am here, present and loving. She doesn’t value me for how many things I can get done in a day, but simply for who I am. For a year before my partner and I had our first child, I worked from home. […]
It’s easy to be glib when the more difficult moments are behind you. There is nothing more maddening to me in the throes of something difficult than the advice to “cherish every moment.” The sentiments usually come from someone farther along the path than me—someone buoyed on waves of forgetting and nostalgia for whom the […]
Like an addict, I’ve spent far too much time prioritizing this devilish multi-purpose gadget over my children and my marriage. Three years ago for Christmas, my husband bought me an iPhone. He says it’s the worst gift he ever gave me because, from the second I laid eyes on it, I became obsessed. I’m constantly checking […]
