Your parent friends know we’re boring, trust me, but sometimes we just need someone to look into the delirious tedium of our lives and say, I see you. Since social media took over the world, it’s become inextricable from the way many of us parent – and also from the way we judge each other’s […]
I’d been hurt by the facade of the “nuclear family,” and I never saw a roadmap for the kind of childhood I had. I was 8 the first time I had a nervous breakdown and wanted to die. Some of us are born into families that, for whatever reason, aren’t able to be families to […]
I have come to accept that my parenting and/or co-parenting is not everyone’s cup of tea, but I have to do what is best for my son and our family. Parenthood is hard enough without worrying about everyone else’s opinion. Seven years ago when I was going through my divorce, I typed into Google “non-custodial […]
I am conscious of the fleeting nature of life and that can sometimes be a heavy burden to carry. It can also be a blessing. My father once said to me, “Parenting is the toughest job you will ever love.” He could not have been more right. From the moment my 8-year-old son was placed […]
Most weekends, my $43,000 salary was going toward rental cars, hotels, and eating out with Cameron. During those years, I never took a formal vacation – my vacation was spending time with my son. I am a mom of a 19-year-old son and a 20-month-old daughter. My children are the loves of my life. Every […]
After growing up with seven siblings who were adopted into the family and one sibling who was biologically connected to my parents, I recognize that society places a higher value on children born biologically than those who are adopted. “I want to adopt, but I’m going to have biological kids first.” Have you heard anyone […]
Childcare is an accessibility issue. It determines a parent’s – let’s be real, a mother’s – ability to exist in the world and participate in society. Every summer I volunteer for a week at a day camp where girls learn to play music. It’s a beautiful oasis of art and feminism and love and empowerment, […]
Families come in all forms. We’re just trying to live our lives and the question you might have considered innocent can sting us and our children. My two youngest kids are adopted from China, which makes them…well, Chinese. My husband and I are Caucasian, so you get a little more at-a-glance insight into our family […]
A new national study reveals that more and more women are interested in parenting outside of the traditional family model. At 31, with a successful career as an author and artist, Lauren Brim felt her life was near perfect. “I was working for myself and making art,” she told Washington Post reporter Britany Robinson. “I had great […]
