Parenting Essays
Fast Company:Â What I Gained When I Threw In The Towel On Family Dinner
Romper:Â
New York Magazine: Why New Moms Make Bad Friends
Parents Magazine:Â I Love Being a #BoyMom, But Still Wonder What Might Have Been if We Had a Girl
The Hairpin:Â "That Baby Wants To Break You Up"
Ramshackle Glam:Â When You're The Mom That Doesn't Cry
US Catholic: When doubt creeps in for parents, can they still raise faithful kids?
Cosmo:Â 10 Things Not to Say to a Mom Who Puts Her Kids in Day Care
SheKnows:
- Can an epidural prevent postpartum depression?
- 4 reasons you should make friends with the parent of an older kid
- We don't want our son to be Cubs haters like us
- If spanking taught me anything, it's that spanking doesn't work
- I was the cute pregnant jogging lady (until I wasn't)
- Why I am not going to pretend I like Star Wars to please my kid
- Don't panic: Becoming a parent can improve your social and professional lives
- Parents, beware of the 'reverse-sanctimommy' -- coming to a playground near you
- Confession: I'm a car seat idiot
- A handy list of ways new moms can delegate without having to think about it
- 8 beloved children's authors whose memoirs you can geek out on
I was SheKnows' parenting editor from September-November 2016. You can see everything I wrote for it here.
Lifetime Moms:
- Don't Ask Me If I'm Going to Try for a Girl
- Teaching Your Infant to Use the Toilet Doesn't Make You a Better Mother Than I Am
- Stroller Users Don't Need Special Privileges on Public Transportation
Mom.me:
- 'Damn It!' What Happens When Kids Start Quoting Mom and Dad
- Why 1-Year-Olds Are the Worst Ever
- 3 Choices Moms Shouldn't Be Afraid to Own
- 4 Reasons Cute Dads Are The Absolute Worst
- Yeah, It's Irrational But We Are Never, Ever Feeding These to Our Kids
- 3 Things I Totally Do to Change How I Look
- 6 Things I Said When My 4-Year-Old Called Someone 'Fat'
- The One Thing All Moms Need to Stop Saying
- When Sibling Love Doesn't Look the Way You Thought It Would
- My 14 Commandments of Parenthood
- 3 Things I Won't Be Doing for My Kid's First Birthday Party
- Your Pregnant Friends Don't Need Advice
- The Popular Workout Program That Actually Worked For Me Post-Baby
- All the Ways Your Fun Summer Plans Will Go Horribly Wrong
- The Most Amazing Baby Product I Never Knew I Needed
- Why This Mom Adopted a Baby With a Terminal Diagnosis--Twice
- How 14 Parents Deal With ALL. OF. THE. CRAP.
- What You Need to Know About Getting an At-Home Vasectomy
- What Will You Do the Same (or Differently) As Your Parents?
- What Are We Going to Do With All These Boys?
- How to REALLY Know If You're Done Having Babies
- The Diet Fad Everyone's Totally Going to Be Doing
- Let's Stop Overdoing It On the Holidays
- It's More Than Just Giving Away Baby Clothes
- What Do You Teach Your Kids to Call Adults?
- Three Old Wives Tales About Mothering That Are Total BSÂ
- 6 Lessons I Learned After My First Big Trip With My Kid
- Â My Husband Teases My Son and It Drives Me Crazy.
- Â The Do's and Don'ts of Enjoying Valentine's Day As a Grown-Up
- Why Breastfeeding May Not Be All It's Milked Up to Be
- The Ultimate Daily Chore Chart for Moms
- Why I Ditched My Baby Monitor
- The Rise of Mean Mommy
- Hilariously Terrible Gifts That Kids Give Their Parents
- Should Two Children Get Two Different Lullabies?
- All I Want for Christmas Are These Gifts For My Toddler
- How I Learned to Love Baby Talk
- Do You Cherish Your Last Child More?
- Formula Feeding Tips From a Been-There-Done-That Mom
- 12 Foolproof Ways to Trick Your Kids Into Talking to You
- 8 Ways a Son is Like a High School Boyfriend
- 8 Cheap and Easy Halloween Costumes For the Lazy Parent
- A Parents' Guide to Exactly How Mandatory Each School Event Is
- Why Does It Bother Us When Our Kid Is Basic?
- 8 Rejected Foods All Parents End Up Eating
- Moms Share 'I Can't Believe My Kid's Obsessed With...'
- Why New Moms Need Been There, Done That Moms
- The One Thing You Need to Know About Getting Your Child Ready for a New Baby
- 12 Requirements to Be in My Mom Squad
- Grandparents Say the Darndest Things
- Better Parenting Through Lying
- Real Mom Reviews of the Best Places to Escape Your Family
- It's the End of Maternity Leave As I Know It (And I Feel Fine)
- Who Are We Really Disciplining Our Kids For?
- IÂ Sent My Newborn to the Hospital Nursery and I'd Do It Again
- Â 6 Reasons It's Easier to Go From One to Two Kids
- The One Thing I'll Never Do Again on Facebook
- 8 Thoughts I Have in the Final Days of Pregnancy
- Duh, Parenting is Hard
- My Birth Control Gave Me Postpartum Depression
- I Inherited Thanksgiving This Year
- Â Genetic Testing: Is It Worth Knowing?
- How to Move While Doing Everything in the World
- Moms Friends vs. Friends Who Are Moms
- Why I Prefer Second-Time Pregnancy
- Why I'm Excited and Terrified For Baby No. 2
- Why I Chose Not to Breastfeed...Twice
- Dear Son, Revenge is Waiting
- My Husband's the Good Guy and I'm the Bad Guy
- The Real Reason the First Trimester Sucks
- Circumcision for the Lols
- Why Your Birth Plan Doesn't Matter
- Why I'm Not Inviting You Over After I Have My Baby
- My Famous Pregnant Friends
- I Didn't Love My Baby Right Away and That's OK
- Check your privilege, sanctimommy
- Nobody loves a martyr
- Saying goodbye to daycare
- A Letter to My Son During His Last Days as an Only Child
- Why I'm Counting Down the Days Until I Get My Post-Baby Body Back
- For New Moms, the Smallest Things are the Hardest
- Will My Child Be Affected By My Personal Disinterests?
- How the Oh Crap! Potty Training Method Works in Real Life
- Why the Twos are Terrific, Not Terrible
- Never Say This One Thing to a Sleep Deprived New Mom
- Real Moms Share: What's Your Favorite Baby Milestone?
Mommyish:Â Please Come Over So I Don't Have To Be Alone With This Kid
Beyond Detroit:Â What No One Tells You About Motherhood