Money lesson 3: Money is a tool to build the life you want
I come from a long line of frugal people. Family lore says that, as a kid, I was asked what “expensive” meant. I said “it …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Money lesson 2: The world doesn’t owe you anything
To my brilliant and adorable children: I started writing this as the littlest of you was sleeping in the Boppy seat next to me. He’s had …Read More
Will your kids be better off than you?
We’ve been reading a lot of family stories lately. My grandfather’s short memoir is as good an American story as they come. His grandparents, who …Read More
A room of one’s own (or not)
Since my baby arrived about 12 weeks ago, he’s been nomadic. He’s slept in my office, and in the closet in my bedroom, and in …Read More
Faulty work/life narrative 1: If you have a big job, you will never see your kids
Like any commonly-shared experience, parenting is prone to sentimentality. Sentimentality often leads to non-critical thinking. People spout lines that sound like hard-won truths but, upon …Read More
Postpartum weight loss (round 4)
It’s food week here on the blog, and today I’m writing about my current relationship with the topic. I had a baby 10 weeks ago, …Read More
It doesn’t have to be dinner
Family dinner has become a Big Thing in the cultural narrative. Various surveys purport to show that kids who eat dinner with their families regularly …Read More
Cheers for in-home date night
There comes a time, when you have 4 small children, when it feels like they completely take over your life. This weekend had elements of that. …Read More
5 strategies for surviving survival mode
We made it through another week around here. The temperatures are in the single digits and the heater broke (it just got fixed - phew!). …Read More