Tag: family

It’s Thursday morning at 4:00 a.m. You know your alarm is two hours away from going off, and another day of solo parenting while...

Parenting is a full-contact sport. Meals to plan. Errands to run. “What is this weird rash?” Did I pay the electric bill? Who needs...

Many of us grow up with a plan. A plan to find the perfect partner, get married, buy a house with a white picket...

As moms, we’re constantly checking in on everyone else—holding space, managing emotions, and carrying the invisible weight of motherhood. But how often do we...

Last year, I gave you a rundown of my favorite Irish movies as a sequel to my 2024 list of my favorite Irish books,...

I grew up in rural northeastern Indiana. My house was right outside of town, so close that when my twin sister and I missed...

If navigating parenthood came with a manual, then navigating life as a single mom comes with a leaflet; one that’s missing pages, smudged with...

When we adopted our daughter, one thing mattered to us from the start: adapting Chinese holidays for our multicultural family, to keep parts of...

  As moms, we all want our children to grow up not only smart, confident, and successful, but also kind, compassionate, and courageous. In a...

Every morning begins with a color-coded calendar and a schedule that blends sports practices, client meetings, IEP appointments, travel, and the demands of being...

My husband planned a work trip the week before winter break. While I understood the purpose of the trip, the second he told me...

The sun has not yet risen in Chicago, but I wake up at the first sounds of life on the wooden floor above my...

Recently, in a moment of frustration, I was crowdsourcing a question, half-joking, half-pleading: With all the love in my heart, my children have not...

“Excuse me,” an older gentleman said to my husband as we exited a restaurant. “You really have great daughters there. I was watching you...