7 ways to deal with your chronically late friend
After a year of dealing of my friend’s lateness to most events, a mutual friend and I held a mini-intervention. There wasn’t an ultimatum, but the premise was that Things Had To Change. Unfortunately, the thing that had to change was me.
So here are my tips for dealing with your chronically late friend…
When shared custody is multiplication rather than division: Or, how I became a mother of my brother’s child
My husband and I share custody with my brother and sister-in-law’s daughter. So how have two childless people adjusted to parenting an almost-tween?
The answer is: surprisingly well. And this is why…
Why this feminist mom is okay raising a princess
I feel like there’s a certain trend in feminist parenting where we totally support little boys wearing dresses and sparkles… but cringe a bit inside when a little girl wants to do it. Feminism and Queer-positive parenting is supposed to be about choice, and that sometimes sometimes includes the choice to explore the identities of princess or a sparkly fairy.
“I still feel angry and betrayed by my body”: When breastfeeding doesn’t go as you planned
At six months my son bit me while I was trying to nurse him on a plane, and I nearly threw him onto my husband’s lap and said, “That’s it, I am done.” I went exclusively to pumping and supplemented with formula. To this day, nearly three years later, I still feel angry and betrayed by my body.
I really want all new moms to know that for some breastfeeding comes naturally. For others it is the most difficult, frustrating, and demoralizing experience in their lives. That coupled with sleep deprivation, postpartum depression, and life in general, and you can find yourself in an awful place emotionally, mentally, and physically…
“It must be twins!” Having a positive plus size pregnancy
I’ve heard of horrible things my non-plus size girlfriends have gone through while pregnant. And while I’m aware that every pregnant lady gets unwanted comments thrown their way, it seems like those directed at plus-size pregnant ladies is wildly different. Some of the comments can even make you feel like, well, like you’ve done something wrong, or that your body is wrong.
But I did have some amazing people around me while I was pregnant. And in case you don’t, I want you to hear what I heard…
Let’s talk about my article for The Guardian about divorce
Last week The Guardian published an article I wrote about recovering from my divorce called Seven things I wish I’d known before my divorce: an optimistic guide to the future. (For those of you who missed it, here’s my Offbeat Bride post from a few months ago where I was like “Oh yeah, I’m divorced now.)
Are there ways you can strengthen a relationship, pre-baby?
We’ve talked about ways you can get your body ready for pregnancy… And we’ve talked about ways you can get yourself ready for a baby… But we haven’t yet talked about how you can get your relationship ready for a baby!
What are some of the ways you went about getting your relationship ready for a baby?
Mothering without a mom: I worry that my mom abandoning me will negatively affect me as a mom
There seems to be a lack of discussion in the world around women who are disowned or cut off from their mothers. The only literature I can find is surrounding the death of a parent and, this is so so different…
I have a mom. She is alive and well. She doesn’t live far from me. But she considers me to be “dead,” and wishes I could just forget she ever existed.
Now I’m pregnant, and the “mom stuff,” as I call it, comes up frequently…