Are you me? I have a 20 month old and am expecting our second - we are both 34 yrs old and VERY busy professionals. I have a nanny and cannot believe that I get sh*t about that. If I had to take my son to/from daycare every day I would lose my mind - and it would not work with my busy work travel schedule. I am not…

So I refrained from commenting on this topic on a story that was highlighted yesterday, so now I’m going to. I likely fit the demographic these shows depict. My husband and I are both lawyers, we one vehicles and a nice house. We were together nearly 10 years before we decided to screw up someone elses life and have a…

I once read a book whose title aptly described parenthood to me - “All Joy and No Fun.” Here’s the thing about parenting. It’s great, but it is also the hardest and some days worst thing I have ever done. I love my son more than anything. He is so smart and hilarious and he brings me joy every day. And I knew that my…

But they can’t because all the other parents are doing it.

I agree, this indictment of parents complaining is merely the mirror image of the enforced ‘happy mother’ myth from earlier decades. It’s about time parents (mothers in particular) were allowed to voice their frustrations. Parenting is a sublime, not a happy, experience. It has misery, exaltation, misery, probably in…

So wait, are you really Bradley Cooper moonlighting as discerning heartthrob Bobby Finger?