Faulty work/life narrative 2: Working moms don’t sleep (or get me time)
A little confession: I love my sleep. Love it. I don’t just love feeling focused and productive after a good rest (though that is nice). …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
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
Contest: What are some stories from your mother’s life that inspire you?
A few weeks ago I posted that my family and I were using StoryWorth. This is a service that asks designated relatives (generally the older …Read More
The fourth secret of happier parenting: Your kids aren’t you (thank goodness)
My baby is just over 3 months old. That means that he got his start in life almost exactly a year ago. I weighed him …Read More
The third secret of happier parenting: Seize small moments
Last fall I wrote a post about figuring out which mornings I’d wait for the bus with my 7-year-old. I work at home, so I …Read More
Secret of happier parenting 2: Let it go
If you spend much time on the internet, you’ll soon see that people feel very strongly about many aspects of parenting. Maybe it’s that using …Read More
The first secret of happier parenting: Give yourself breaks
Long time readers of this blog know that my husband travels a lot for work. I am not thrilled about this, but that is not …Read More
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
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