Jul 11, 20156 minI Assume This Is All There IsUs. While we can be. This, right here, this moment, I assume that this is all there is. This is as good as it gets. I am in my footie...
Jun 26, 20157 minMy Daughter and I at 16…The looks I got when I let her, at age 8, put rainbow stripes in her hair…. But, why not? The summer between my junior and senior year in...
Dec 8, 20148 minParenting Advice From The Mother Of The YearMe and the daughter who might, when she’s older, reflect back on the fact that I didn’t totally suck at parenting. One of the best things...
Oct 14, 20148 minRaising Children to Love Their Bodies (When We Don’t Love Ours)Celia and I messing around in the gym. Photo by Tim Aguero. I am terrified of flying. I am the crazy lady who delayed a flight from New...
Oct 4, 20147 minBallet, Barbells and Body-ImageI am watching her, but I see her, at age 4, in ballet class, with her underwear bulky under a pink leotard as her feet disobediently...
Jul 6, 20116 minPsycopath or Zen Mommy?Okay, ya ya ya, Casey Anthony got off. Yes, all of my mommy instincts think she mostly likely killed her daughter. I also think it was...
May 31, 20114 minHormones Ate My TomboyWhen she was a toddler, I tried not to gasp in “horror” every time she fell over, so as not to teach her to panic and freak out every...