To Women of a Middling AgeLast week, amid much fanfare — fanfare that I actively encouraged and participated in, I turned 40.Mar 2, 2024802Mar 2, 2024802
On Roads and Journeys and the Necessity of StarsOn the evening of July 6th I attempted to capture a moment. Had I been 17 and not 38, lithe and youthful rather than cumbersome and…Aug 15, 202215Aug 15, 202215
Snoop is 50. I’m 38. F*ck.As a Millennial, I am well trained to look for fault in damn near everything. It’s a self preservation mechanism that a generation of…Feb 15, 2022109Feb 15, 2022109
I want to remember.As a writer people are constantly praising me for the amazing job I must be doing writing things down.Sep 4, 2019242Sep 4, 2019242
My kid is a brat.Since the time my child was about two — which is when, for me, actual parenting started to happen — I’ve said the same thing. If the…Aug 26, 20192522Aug 26, 20192522
Published inHuman PartsA Letter to My HusbandSometimes we stop communicating because we have too much to saySep 5, 201714K60Sep 5, 201714K60
How to Kill Your MotherI recently had to explain to my mother that dying, specifically dying when you want to, was a lot more complicated than having me (her…May 22, 20171793May 22, 20171793
Notes from the UndergroundI’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again many, many times, but we don’t spend nearly enough time telling people about the…Apr 10, 20171643Apr 10, 20171643
Parenting is a Poo SmearI cannot be clearer than this: three year olds are the worst.Mar 22, 20172946Mar 22, 20172946
You’ve Officially Been Called UponI took a hiatus from Facebook and then the entire world went to shit. Like actually. I took a hiatus from Facebook to try to maintain my…Nov 22, 20161Nov 22, 20161
Published inthe CafePlease don’t kill my kidHave we discussed my crippling anxiety before? We have? Weird. Don’t know why it would have come up. Oh, yes I do. BECAUSE I’M BARELY ABLE…Sep 6, 20164Sep 6, 20164
Published inthe CafeWe got this.Ten years ago today, we got married. I was twenty-two.Sep 2, 20168Sep 2, 20168
Published inHuman PartsI Ruined You Before You Were ThreeSins of an average American momAug 31, 201685Aug 31, 201685
Moderation, right?I’ve recently been following a lot of fitness stuff on Instagram because I am attempting to suck the energy and motivation from these…Aug 1, 20162Aug 1, 20162
Two Beers and an Untold Number of CookiesWhen I met my husband 12 years ago, I was a wee thing. A child. I’d had a string of completely insignificant relationships with random…Jul 29, 201630Jul 29, 201630
The Political PostI was genuinely taken aback at my own response to Hillary’s official nomination last night. I haven’t been a Hillary supporter up until…Jul 28, 20166Jul 28, 20166
Successfully Failing at MotherhoodA few years ago I wrote a post called “But what’s it really like to have a baby?” It ended up getting picked up by the Huffington Post…Jun 17, 20168Jun 17, 20168
What I’ve learned from my thoughtful, pro-gun (mostly republican) friendsPassions are boiling right now. It’s impossible to go on Facebook without a full-frontal assault of opinions, petitions, and arguments…Jun 17, 20162Jun 17, 20162