Ignoring your partner after you have a baby happens, and it sucks
Here’s sort of how it happened with me: one second I was a happy mom-to-be with a baby safely tucked up in my womb. The next thing I knew, the baby was born and all of the sudden I was 100% certain I had never loved anyone in the world as much as I loved this child — including my partner. Whereas prior to our child’s birth I had always looked to my partner for happy expressions, security, and love, I found myself repeatedly turning to my child.
Tips and tricks for throwing a super-fab offbeat baby shower
My husband and I are having our first child this fall, and my mom and mother-in-law really want to throw us a baby shower. I envisioned a tea party with all my aunts (similar to the wedding shower they threw) and I’m just not feelin’ it.
When we belong, we belong: on raising my future children Greek Orthodox
It does seem strange that a progressive, Queer-positive, feminist single mother would choose to raise her daughters not only in a Christian church, but in the Greek Orthodox Church. A church that is literally byzantine. A church where women are not only kept from the priesthood, but kept out of the Alter. And yet she did and I am so grateful.
How do you talk to your kids about shoplifting?
My eighteen-year-old niece regularly watches my six-year-old daughter, and one recent outing included a trip to a local mall. My niece noticed that my daughter was playing with nail polish, but didn’t think much of it — until they returned home two hours later and the nail polish was in my daughter’s pocket.
15 baby rituals from around the world
If you’re ever looking for a sense of camaraderie or just want to find out about different parenting styles from your own, here are 15 ways parents around the world are raising their kids.
What are your favorite natural art supplies for babies?
I’d love to start working on painting projects with my daughter, but I’m a little stumped. Ideally I’d be able to either buy or make natural and/or food-based paint, but I’m not sure where to start.
3 methods to help you survive involuntarily Living Apart Together
My partner moved out three months ago. Hers how we’re using a subscription service, an iPhone app, and The Avengers‘ Hawkeye to cope.
Going up against Mother Goose: a new take on nursery rhymes
Whether you’re into the cool, hip children’s books like Goodnight iPad or you’re a fan of the classics like Goodnight Moon, one lady will likely be unavoidable in your child’s literary rearing: Mother Goose. She’s gifted at showers, she’s at preschool, she’s at friends’ houses… and if you ask me, she’s got issues.