Role Reboot

Please Don’t Touch My Child Without Their Permission

Just because someone doesn’t have the vocabulary to articulate their boundaries doesn’t mean those boundaries don’t exist or matter. Why, in the name of all that is good in this world, do people feel so entitled to touch children? When I worked as a nanny in college I was always shocked by how frequently people […]

The Line Must Be Drawn: Establishing Boundaries As A Mother

The conversation about overworked mothers is not new. But what we don’t discuss as often is where—and how—to draw the line. And that nothing will change until we do. One of my favorite movie lines is from Star Trek: First Contact. Jean-Luc Picard is in the midst of a war with the Borg—who once abducted […]