Wedding photog Jason Lee and his amazing technicolor photos of his kids
Photog Jason Lee lets his kids drink coffee, get on Facebook, and sneeze germy tissues all over each other. Wait, what?
Has becoming a parent changed your values?
Becoming a parent made author Jonathan Safran Foer become a vegetarian. Has parenthood changed you?
Walking through the Land of Birth: how our daughter came into the world
Throughout the preceding ten hours of labour, I had not moved, not spoken, not even opened my eyes or mouth to speak. I was meditating. I was CalmBirthing. I was the Birthing Buddha.
How should we plan baby showers for additional pregnancies?
We’re throwing a baby shower for a second pregnancy — how can we make it fun without stirring up drama?
My teen-dream cabin in the woods
When I was 11, my parents got a wild hair to build a one-room cabin on the far side of the lot occupied by their country home. I had no idea that a simple building would have such a big impact on my teen years.
How I “survived” my religious homeschooling upbringing
I have tattoos, I work in a library, I’m liberal, pro-choice, and try to eat local … and when I tell people I was homeschooled, I tend to get raised eyebrows.
Ariel’s urban warm whirling rainbow dream castle/condo
Our home has this weird mix of very urban (condo! modern stuff! bright colors!) and very granola (wood! prayer flags! plants!). And then there’s the part where my son sleeps in a closet…
A travel-themed family session
I love few things in Offbeat Mama life more than I love offbeat family portraits, and this one just about takes the cake.