I repeatedly suggest that my daughter Zooms or FaceTimes more often, but she gets annoyed. “Mom, I know what I need.” By Laura G. Owens
relationships
Ten books to help both adults and children navigate the complexities of life as a blended family. By Olivia Watson
Regardless of who works outside of the home, men do less housework than women. And COVID has made the imbalance worse. By Molly Winter
While maybe I’m no longer Mom the Fixer, I can still be Mom the Closer. By Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco
At 42, I’d gone from newlywed to grandma. And no, it didn’t feel like a blessing. By Rica Lewis
With an IQ of 70, I don’t think he has the capacity for figuring it out on his own. By Laurie Foos
In our small town everyone talked about everyone else’s business, but no one talked to us about why our mom was sick.
By Elizabeth Creaswick
I order turkey, I plan to bake pies. The tears make my head pound but they will not fall. By Brianne DeRosa
Our children have a thorough understanding of their culture. And yet, and yet the magic of Christmas beckons them. By Alla Umanskiy
We’re not cut from private school cloth, but we’d also reached our breaking point. By Amy Paturel
My family used to be just like the ones who are going to benefit from the food drive at my children’s school. By Megan Hanlon
While life had taken people from her, Alex was dependable, he showed up every Monday through Friday. By Felicia Scarangello
The internet says this stage can last weeks or months or more. You think to yourself, those experts must be wrong because I can’t take another day. By Samantha Gratton
In the beginning, we relied on hats to shield Rosie from unwanted stares as we hoped the hair loss would be temporary. By Paula Quinn
Quarantine has forced me to turn off my snowplow parenting, otherwise I’d spend my entire day cleaning. By Andrea Askowitz
She thinks when I say things like “balanced diet” what I really mean is “don’t eat sugar, it’ll make you fat.” By Lizabeth Sjaastad
Behind every “mommy brain” story, there’s a fuller picture. Modern motherhood makes impossible demands. By Nicole Graev Lipson
With all the changes in 2020, one thing has remained constant: being bullied is a traumatic experience for kids. By Lori Orlinsky
Step Three: Layer 2 healthy parents and 1 naturally skinny sister. By Amye Archer
I am carrying my own maternal fears right now and also those of my patients. By Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco
My daughter was born four weeks after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. By Jenny Leon
What if you are the best mother you can be and it’s still not enough to save your child? What if one mistake is the fatal bite? By Lauren Weiss
Parenting, relationships, work-life balance. Your pandemic self-growth in 100 words or less.
Our kids had met only a handful of times, but now all of a sudden we were living together as a family. By Lauren Apfel
It’s been a long, slow road to finding a balance between supporting others and supporting myself. By Yvonne Spence