Tag: motherhood
When You Were Mean to My Child
I took a Literacy class in undergrad: teaching reading seems pretty straightforward, but there's an entire science and a host of theories all intertwined...
Working and Pregnant :: More Than a Maternal Risk
There was a lot about my first pregnancy I wasn't ready for. I hated the new limitations on my body, and had a hard...
Caitlyn Jenner :: No Threat to Motherhood
Motherhood is a calling
We mamas are fierce protectors of our little ones, and many of us are also protective of the right to be...
7 Ways My iPhone Helped Me Survive Early Motherhood
I've seen countless articles maligning parents' use of smartphones, blaming our beloved electronic rectangles for turning us into distracted, checked-out moms missing beautiful, priceless...
Our Duty To Be Vigilant {Preventing Sexual Abuse}
In a cold room a frail girl sits alone, her small hands resting on a frigid tabletop, her legs are shaking and her mind...
Nursing In Public and Why the Brelfie Matters
Last week on the Today Show, Kathie and Hoda discussed their disapproval of the brelfie (breastfeeding selfie) on their segment "OK! Or Not OK"....
When Your Mom Has Cancer
Receiving a call at work from my mom is always a rarity. Since age 18, I have worked 40 hours a week. At 20,...
Goodbye, Mom Jeans. Hello, Black Leggings.
At some point when I was in high school, my mom - naturally beautiful and down-to-earth - was walking up to my sister's tennis...
Inner Mother: Are We Born With One?
Sure, we have mammalian instincts to feed our children, protect them, and bathe them. In a truly primal world where there aren't awkward playground...
A Real and Raw Account of Breastfeeding
When I was pregnant, I received lots of well-meaning advice, but nothing about breastfeeding. It included the following:
Go on dates now; babysitters are...
Trapped: My Journey Through Ectopic Pregnancy
Pregnancy loss is hard. My ectopic pregnancy wasn't a planned pregnancy. But it was my first, and as afraid as I was of the complete...
The Lonely Side of Motherhood
Parenting can feel lonely. And it is almost amazing to me that a person can feel alone when they are actually surrounded by, at...
Becoming Mom: Things I Said I’d Never Do
Before I had my son, Cash, I was a hairstylist. When you style hair for a living, you get to know you clients pretty...
The Me Before There Was Mama
Sometimes, in the quiet of my home, in the earliest parts of the morning, I find a space where I can sort of remember...