I never thought I would succumb to the motherhood comparison game. But in the end, I was wrong. I did judge myself harshly. But it wasn’t against other moms. It was against my own husband.
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moms
This one survey says yes.
parenting
Three year olds don’t mean to be assholes; they just are.
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May 15, 2013 at 7:00pm | 0 comments
death
I was still recovering from the mixed emotions of seeing my boyfriend for the first time in months combined with reverse culture shock, but all of those distractions went out the window when I saw his mother lying comatose in the hospital bed.
bad mothers
Some years, I've spent the day crying on the couch, watching bad cable and eating takeout Chinese food.
mother's day
I called my mom to read this before we published it, and she said, "Are you sure the story isn't called 'How Not To Be a Dick to Your Mom?'" God, I love her.
mother's day
I recognize that it’s ridiculous of me to demand that something be planned in my honor, while at the same time insisting that I shouldn’t be the one to plan it.
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May 8, 2013 at 6:00pm | 0 comments
getting pregnant with michelle tea
On the drive home, as we just started out from Santa Monica, I announced, “I have two great ideas.”
homeschooling
Sometimes I want to run out of my house and yell out to every parent that sends their kids to school to “STOP! STOP RIGHT NOW! YOU’RE MESSING IT ALL UP.”
teenage internet profiles
Internet profiling makes me long for the days of the locked diary and those feverish journal entries, never meant to be viewed again by either you, law enforcement or the public at large.
kids
Those quiet three-year-old girls playing nicely with their blocks? They're going to be horrible to their moms in about 10 years.
getting pregnant with michelle tea
As scary it is to know we don’t have complete control over the creation of our little family, I think it’s a blessing. Really no one has control over their families, or over anything.
pregnancy
Gods of writing and all that is decent, this is the only time I will ever use the term "baby bump."
getting pregnant with michelle tea
Do I know anyone with a good dad?
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Apr 10, 2013 at 6:30pm | 0 comments
babies
I don't actually hate your baby! It was just a thing I did for money once.
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Apr 9, 2013 at 5:00pm | 0 comments
illeism
We are all super annoying to each other, now that we always know what everyone else is doing and thinking, at all times.
family drama
Whether you’re in a career transition or an unemployment spiral, consider these points before reclaiming that skeevy futon in your parents’ study.
moms
Suddenly, at 20 years old, I was the head of the family, and I had to take care of my sisters, who were 15 and 16, on my own.
motherhood
Becoming a parent is mind-blowing for everyone, but I think it's harder when you're older because, as the British woman says in her article, you've become extremely set in your ways.
what the parenting books don't tell you
Seriously, why does no one tell you this stuff?
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Mar 29, 2013 at 3:30pm | 0 comments
babies
I purchased prenatal vitamins, took a picture of the jar and Texted it to my boyfriend with the following caption: “My vitamin-enriched womb will be the best nest ever!"
what the parenting books don't tell you
When my son was a baby, I often imagined what my life would be like if I had NOT had a child -- and yes, sometimes I wished that I hadn’t.
