How will my grandchildren shock me?
I think about the stuff that SO outraged my now-deceased paternal grandmother and am baffled at about how old fashioned she seemed.
Stop wasting your time arguing with other mothers
Emma Donoghue, author of the book Room (which I found uplifiting, despite its darkness), has written a wonderful piece for the Guardian about how mothers need to back off from bitching at each other about EVERYTHING.
Becoming a mom motivated me to learn to ride a bike
I wouldn’t say bike riding was a phobia, but I was 22 and I didn’t know how to ride. There was definitely a psychological part to it, but mostly I was just embarrassed. When you’re five, you’re fearless! When you’re 22, not so much.
Postpartum depression: it’s not just a woman’s disease
Like a werewolf under the light of a full moon, women with “hysteria” were transformed by the powerful force of their uterus, causing an excess of emotion. Interchange that moon for a baby, and you’ve got postpartum depression — a woman’s disease.
How are you going to talk about drugs with your kids?
Here’s how I think about a drug like marijuana: it can be fun, but it’s by no means a path to greater enlightenment.
Coping with changes in my aging mothering body
When I searched on the internet, my suspicion was confirmed — age and childbirth are the leading causes of varicose veins in women. They don’t affect your health, are painful for some, and of course, don’t look very pretty.
Are parents happy?
In what seems like a surprising or at least dishonest turn, parents self-report seems to be that they are happy … these studies measured happiness moment-to-moment, a definition that makes sense in a culture that tends to be about the moment-to-moment with focus on products that provide quick fixes and instant pleasures.
“All our love, Mommy and Momma”: considering identity and lesbian families
I don’t know what it’s like to grow up with a mom and dad, and neither will the daughter I hope to have.