Congrats to you! I too feel grateful for the luxury of being able to stay at home with the kids. I work occasionally, and I can’t help but stare at everyone on the train with me going downtown, then back again and it seems utterly depressing to me. When I do have to work, it only serves to motivate me to maximize my…

I think a lot of the stress of parenting comes from your life experiences and levels of expectations going into it. Did you grow up rich or poor? Do you expect to have date nights/yoga classes/hair cuts on the regular? I grew up poor and we never saw the inside of a ‘dance class’ nor did we get to go to ‘camp’ and all…

I’m a short girl and on a trans-atlantic flight of sleep-deprived desperation, I stuffed myself under the seat to sleep. When the flight attendant became concerned about my disappearance, my best friend blew her mind to point out there was an adult woman under the seat. I can safely say that this is the roomiest part…

The modern parenting atmosphere sides with the “child knows best” rule. I see all sorts of results of letting a child pick and chose their food, whether they take a nap or not, whether they use the potty or not. Children beg for boundaries and parenting, which means making best choices on their behalf whether they…

40 stars for AvaLorde? Really Jezebel? I’m disappointed on so many levels. His name was Tiger. I wonder what you dad would have done if your neighbor decided to shoot your animals for fun?

His name was Tiger, he was not feral. I think the only thing that can really be done about this is to avoid handing over money to this clinic in Texas or any Vet who thinks shooting house cats with an arrow is the best thing to do to a cat. Imagine what they do behind closed doors.

Anything sleep-related became an obsession with me, like starving people who obsess about food. With my 1st, getting sleep ruled every day of my life until I let my son cry-it-out at 9 months. It worked in 3 days. It saved my health and my sanity. With my 2nd, it was not necessary, she simply slept for more than 2…

Oh yeah, I mentioned the chinese herbal pills because they filled the toilet with blood-red balls when the vomit came up, my cherry on top!

Long time reader, first time writing, bear with me: I had the first and only psychotic crush of my life (17), it took all my self-restraint to not stalk this guy. Picture starving Portuguese teenage angst, swimming green eyes that only steal glimpses of the world, the legs of a soccer player, mind of an artist, I was…