I get the same question from Layla all the time: “Mommy, are you having another baby?” While this might seem like an innocent (even adorable) question coming from a six-year-old little girl,  it’s not. Trust me. You see, Layla doesn’t constantly ask me if I’m having another baby because she has acute maternal instincts and can’t […]

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“Go for it. You deserve to be happy,” everyone around you says. It’s sweet. But it’s not enough.

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 As I drove home from visiting with my unresponsive grandmother two nights ago, I couldn’t help but shout over and over again,

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I recently returned from a four-day “Women’s Reboot Yoga Retreat.” I was excited about getting away, taking some deep breaths and doing some headstands. My children were less excited about me leaving for three nights,

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Summer’s here.  In all of its hot glory. The good news is that summer is fun. The bad news is that the very things that kids love about summer (the lack of structure, later bedtimes and impromptu adventures) are the very things that can make mothers crazy. I’ve developed some tips and tricks (read: coping mechanisms) for surviving these twelve [...] Continue Reading

Comparing yourself to other people is a guaranteed path to nowhere happy. When you compare your accomplishments to other people’s accomplishments and your children to other people’s children, you almost never come out on top. Unless, of course, you’re purposely comparing yourself to someone far less fortunate than you in order to make yourself feel [...] Continue Reading