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In Defense Of Texting, My Favorite Parenting Tool
Yes, I know the dangers. That it affects the brain like an addictive drug. That it shortens our attention spans, and reduces our slREAD MORE
No. I Am Not Mom Enough.
No. I am not Mom enough.
Not as TIME magazine seems to define it on their outrageous cover today. The one showing the willowy boREAD MORE
I Wrote The Original ‘Opting Out’ – Here’s How Little Has Changed
Ten years ago, the chatter filled my inbox.
Today, it is filling Twitter and Facebook.
But while the medium is different, theREAD MORE
A Life/Work Legacy? Or Just A Prologue?
Last night I received a Work Life Legacy Award from the Families and Work Institute. The fact that I have the deepest admiration ofREAD MORE
The Mother Of The Graduate Looks Back
Not quite four years ago, I dropped my son off at a stately southern campus, gave him a hug and shed a few tears for change that feREAD MORE
Lunch With My Grade School Teachers, 40 Years Later
I would not have “known them anywhere.” Forty years is a long time, and we, all four of us, are now blurred and softened versions oREAD MORE
Ghosts, And Chocolate Turkeys, For Thanksgiving
There will be ghosts at Thanksgiving this year.
Actually, there are ghosts every year. That’s what holidays are — a measure of READ MORE
Gabe’s Care Map
Courtesy of Cristin Lind
Cristin Lind couldn’t find the words, so she drew a picture.
The artistic inspiration hit about a yREAD MORE
25 Things I Learned In 25 Years Of Marriage
Twenty five years ago I fumbled my vows and said “Sure” instead of the more traditional “I do.” We giggled through the rest of the READ MORE
How My Neighbors Freed Me From Sandy
Among the 11 million others who went dark during Sandy, and the tens of millions who were battered and frightened by the storm, andREAD MORE
My Empty Nest: The Opposite Of What I Expected This To Be
I come home each night, and things are as they were when I left. If there are shoes in the front hall, they are mine. I can always READ MORE
Gun Control Is A Parenting Issue
More than a dozen children went to elementary school this morning and were dead before lunch.
White House spokesman Jay Carney sREAD MORE
To The Dad At The Bruce Springsteen Concert
To the young woman sitting right in front of me at the Springsteen concert Wednesday night:
I am so glad you enjoyed the show. HREAD MORE
Why Does Everyone Pretend There’s A Spanking Debate?
Spanking was a subject of debate on every parenting website on the continent during the past week, and I don’t understand why.
YREAD MORE
How Having A Child Prepares You To Have A Dog
Photo: Elizabeth Sarah Dinner
Every so often I hear a couple talk about getting a dog as “practice” for having a child.
The READ MORE
Why The Healthcare Ruling Matters For This Parent
I never feel more like a parent than when my child is sick.
My role is clear and certain then. He needs me. I am there. It is siREAD MORE
Why The Workplace Doesn’t Work For Parents
Readers here are exploding with opinions about women, work, and parenting. Several high-profile articles in the past few days have READ MORE
Parenting And The Zen Of Roller Coaster Riding
I have a recurring vision of a roller coaster. It’s a behemoth of a thing, which would be named Intimidator or Titan if my mental pREAD MORE
It’s Not Porn, People, It’s Food
A mother in Virginia, who also happens to be a member of the state Senate, plans to nurse her newborn at work, and that fact is covREAD MORE
What I Know Now That I Am The Mother Of An 18-Year-Old
Two weeks ago, my baby turned 18. The law says he’s an adult — he can vote and sign contracts, and when it comes to his medical anREAD MORE
Threatened With Arrest – Because I Was Flying With A Child?
Update: I received a call from Stephania Meyer at American Airlines. She agreed that a muffin is not a “personal item” and that theREAD MORE
Why Men Opting Out Should Make You Angry
It’s been nearly ten years since I added the phrase “opting-out” to the work/life/gender/parenting conversation, in a 2003 magazineREAD MORE
What Really Changes When a Son Turns 21?
Dear Evan,
Twenty-one years ago today, I was in labor in a Houston hospital. The sun was setting and things were finally progresREAD MORE
Why Today’s Mothers Can’t Follow In Pelosi’s Footsteps
Damon Dahlen, AOL
When House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met with two dozen women reporters and editors at the Huffington PostREAD MORE