At first, it’s all so subtle. You have a baby. The baby needs to eat, and you have these tremendous jugs with which to feed him or her. You use them. All that is needed for this child’s survival, really, is you. That is overwhelming, but also refreshing. Because mostly, you never want to be [...]
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I’ll admit, it’s kind of hard coming up with books for the Maladjusted Book Club. Fun, but hard. While I always have ideas, and while I always have a stack of potential books in the living room, my bedroom, and pretty much every other room of my house, I strive to pick books for the [...]
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I was in a yoga class a few years ago and the instructor mentioned casually that she “needed a pedicure.” I thought, “No one needs a pedicure. Some people need food, though, you yuppie.” That was just me being a bitch. And not very yogic, either. Because now, I find myself saying, I need a [...]
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My post from last week, “Figuring Out How to Do It” has been accepted and syndicated on BlogHer today. If you don’t know much about BlogHer, it’s a great site that helps give female writers exposure while exploring all kinds of issues that relate to the modern woman. They also have a yearly conference for [...]
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It’s almost spring. The birds are chirping at four a.m., happy to wake people even earlier than the ungodly hour of six o’clock, when toddlers rise. And what is SuperWoman doing? She’s Getting Her House in Order. She’s reading The Happiness Project, sort of, and initiating some projects of her own. (To be fair to SuperWoman, [...]
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Yesterday’s post was the start of our discussion of Allison Pearson’s I Don’t Know How She Does It. Don’t forget to check out the comments section for some heavy lifting from the Maladjusted Book Club Members. (Secret: There’s no special card to be a Maladjusted Book Club Member. You simply leave a comment and Voila! [...]
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Welcome back to the March installment of The Maladjusted Book Club and our latest selection, Allison Pearson’s I Don’t Know How She Does It. I Don’t Know How She Does It is the humorous (humourous? The Brits love extra “u’s”), yet poignant tale of Kate Reddy, a working mother trying to juggle the demands of [...]
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If you’re looking for a Harlequin romance, look elsewhere. This passion goes deeper. My post on Monday about my own struggles with being a mother and carrying out the legacy of feminism seem to have struck a chord with you, readers, and I have to tell you, it makes me feel good. I am so [...]
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I have a few memories of being a little girl. In one, I am clinging to my mother’s leg as she tries to leave me at daycare. I’m hysterical, and all I want is her softness, the smell of her hair in my hands. Another is nap-time. I lie on a blue vinyl cot, [...]
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This is the last week of Amy’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor? series at the Never True Tales. I’ve asked Sean from Average Supermom to join me because as soon as I started following her on Twitter and reading her posts, I was impressed with her honest writing, her open yet commanding voice. Something I’ve learned through [...]
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