Dear Introverted Mothers, Those whose spirits crave solitude and require quiet communion to feel like themselves: We will make it. Are you feeling the cumulative absence of alone time during this pandemic? Is it starting to wear on … [Read more]
The world still needs your light
I wrote much of this piece in the months after my 14-year-old former student Liam died by suicide. As we mark two years of grieving him, I share these words now for the comfort of all those who love him. I share these words for the comfort of anyone … [Read more]
I had a natural birth, and I don’t want your trophy
“You know there’s no trophy, right?” There is no trophy for having an unmedicated, natural birth. There is no trophy for breastfeeding your baby. Those words are part of our stock script around childbirth and mothering. And we deserve … [Read more]
Let your own spring surprise you
We still don’t know the color of our baby's eyes. When he was born, I thought they would be blue. He had the mysterious gray-blue, deep-sea eyes characteristic of newborns, but there was something about his that suggested a future of blue. This … [Read more]
Learning to meet bedtime with an open heart
“Hold me tight, Mama,” he said. I sat down on his tiny toddler bed and pulled his body into a tight embrace. A huge smile spread across his face, like a night light illuminating the darkness. “I am safe,” he whispered. His teeth were so … [Read more]
Mama said there’d be days like this
Today is one of those days. I get dressed in thirty seconds, don’t brush my hair, don’t even look at myself in the mirror. Tooth brushing? Ha! When I see myself in the hall mirror as I walk out, I notice my shirt is kind of small and not very … [Read more]
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