So I've started doing this crazy thing. When life gets overwhelming and I feel like I want to cry, or run away, or turn...
Recently I've come to the realization that I am becoming the Old Mom.
Not only does having a child turn 15 make me feel old,...
My sister cousin has breast cancer.
She’s also my best friend. She’s not the kind of best friend where we coo about how much we...
Breastfeeding can be painful.
Too often, consultants and doctors try to say otherwise. They tell you it isn't supposed to hurt.
But I've known many women...
While I am very much looking forward to the warmer weather, I must admit: this is the first summer I've approached with some trepidation....
I recently heard a talk by a local pediatrician and something he said really stuck with me. "Rather than tell a child that something...
When Ang and I decided to have kids, we landed quickly at the decision to purchase anonymous donor sperm through a sperm bank.
The process,...
A couple of months ago we moved our two kids into the same room together. Jude is 4, Wren is 2, and a new...
To wax or not to wax.
It's never been a question. At the ripe old age of 14, I began a dutiful pilgrimage to the...
April 22nd is Earth Day and it also marks my son being potty trained for a full year. Hallelujah!
We'd had some false starts, and...
Keeping with last month’s theme of “Spring Cleaning”, I want to do a post all about cleaning your makeup brushes. Brushes should be cleaned...
Last Saturday night I went out with a friend whom I’ve known since nursery school. Thirty-six years (thirty-seven in her case, but who’s counting?!)...
Winter broke like a fever and suddenly it's spring, birds chirp merrily in the trees, darting down to the spongy moss covered earth that's...
There are many adjectives that can be used to describe my daughter’s hair: curly, twisty, kinky, coily, afro, poofy, big, natural, 4C and nappy...
In + Around Vermont
The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
