A Poem — I yearn for my children with a physicality that is unexpected, undeniable and incomparable I want their little bodies on mine all the time I want their warmth I want them to fit into me, the way they were meant to, the way they did when my body held them…

I want to stop telling my daughter she’s “perfect”. I mean, she is, but I need her to know it isn’t dependent on anything. ANYTHING. She’d be perfect without those baby blues, without her porcelain doll skin. She’ll be perfect if she decides she doesn’t want to smile all the…

There are a lot of mothers who need help right now. This article is for them. I’ve had a hard time sitting down to write for the past couple of weeks. I haven’t had much “free” time because I’m in one of those stages of Mom life where solo moments are few and far between. But there are moments, and every time I’ve had one lately…

When I was young and pliable, I was told I could be anything. That I had all the tools needed to be ultra successful. I was the type of kid who found validation in pleasing the authority figures in my life, so my vision of success was what I imagined…

The most challenging part of having a baby for me is the chaos. And trying to make sense of it, that complete lack of predictability. Anyone who knows me, or reads my articles, knows I am a creature of habit. Some would call me anal (myself included); some would say…

If I want my children to to cope, I have to give them a life that allows them to. And then I have to step back and give them the opportunity to show me the marvel that they are. — It seems every parenting decision today comes with a whole slew of research behind it. We’ve been conditioned to be hyper aware of every move we make, careful of the potential outcomes of every wrong turn, every slip up. We’re trying to shape these perfect little humans, but do we…

I’ve been on the couch for most of the afternoon; my daughter is being really irritable and it seems she’s only ready to calm down in my arms. It’s embarrassing to have to tell my husband I’m exhausted. I’ve hardly moved. …