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
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
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
Stuck at home? You can still plan a great weekend anyway
When people say they want to enjoy their weekends more, one of my first tips is to plan “anchor” events. These are 3-5 fun things …Read More
An open letter to the essayist who wrote an open letter to the mother who ran a half-marathon weeks after giving birth
Dear Mommyish essayist: It seemed like a good idea at the time. You wanted to write an essay about society’s expectations that women lose their …Read More
Using flexible schedules to balance life: How 3 parents make the puzzle pieces fit
Laura's note: Over the next few weeks, I'll be running some guest posts. Today's comes from Brie Weiler Reynolds, director of online content at FlexJobs. I've …Read More