How expecting your fourth kid is different from expecting your first
We survived the holidays, including the 10-hour car trip both ways to Indiana. It was not as bad as it could have been, and seeing …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
The joy of field trips
In Their Own Sweet Time, I have a list of 10 ways parents can enjoy kid time more. One of them is to chaperone kid …Read More
Working after the kids go to bed? Be sure to do this one important thing.
My take-away from my Fast Company essay on working after the kids going to bed being shared 25,000 times: There are a lot of us …Read More
Holiday magic
I’ve been feeling “meh” today. I’ve reached that point of pregnancy where I’m tired of the whole thing. I am tired of being huge, of …Read More
The highs and the lows
Humans love stories. They tend to fit into a certain format: these three things happened, ergo I had this insight and reached this conclusion. But …Read More
The village comes through for us
I went to Washington D.C. on Saturday for a professional event. My husband is perfectly capable of dealing with the kids when I’m not around, …Read More
Reader question: How do I ask my partner to share home and kid tasks?
We have another reader question! I wrote recently about “parent-work” and when it needed to happen. This reader asks “Do you have any suggestions or …Read More
When does the parent-work get done?
We have another reader question! This concerns that category of task known as “mom work” or “dad work.” It is, broadly, household management, but with …Read More
Going solo, and the upsides of autonomy
My husband travels a lot for work. I’m used to weekday solo parenting, though then there’s the rhythm of school and regular childcare. He’s had …Read More
I can. But should I?
I work for myself and have for years. I love having control of my time. To be sure, it would be mistake to see this …Read More