Leaving my boys with their father was the hardest thing I’d ever do in my life. I’ve always been a really hands-on mother. I chose to stay home instead of returning to work, ran the local playgroup for years and genuinely loved spending time with my kids. Watching my sons morph into young men before my eyes was an irreplaceable […]
Ten years ago I publicly shared my story for the first time: my experience of being a noncustodial, long-distance mom and the unique challenges I faced in mothering my son from so far away, being recognized, and finding community. This led to an interview in Marie Claire, the Today Show, and many other opportunities to […]
The general consensus is that they are the most selfish women on the planet and/or don’t love their children. What happened? This is the simple but very, very loaded question that I am asked when someone finds out that I don’t have primary custody of my daughter. Even those who label themselves “feminist” or “progressive” seem to […]
In many ways, a parenting prenup is the true definition of planned parenthood. Even if you don’t pay attention to celebrity marriages and divorces, there’s something about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s split that parents, or anyone who wants to be a parent one day, should pay attention to. Jolie and Pitt have six children […]
You can do this, even when you don’t think you can. I won’t lie. There were times growing up that I hated my mom. She was a single mom. She spent her days teaching emotionally disturbed children and would come home totally exhausted. Some days she was so tired that she locked herself in her […]
