30-year-old Jennifer was pregnant with her second child when she stopped by her neighborhood liquor store to stock up on wine for a birthday party she was throwing her husband. The clerk, she remembers, looked at her with raised eyebrows, and then refused to make the sale. “I told him the wine read more

Nothing makes me happier than women who aren’t afraid to share the truth about motherhood. Yes, it’s one of the most life changing, profound, beautiful and inspiring experiences you can have, but it’s also fraught with challenges, lack of sleep, multi-tasking beyond your wildess read more

Is your son in danger of becoming a mama’s boy? That’s the stereotype so many people associate with sons raised by women alone. Like most stereotypes, it simply doesn’t hold up to reality. In fact, fostering a close connection with your son actually strengthens and confirms his read more

Many mothers I talk to, myself included, struggle with finding appropriate books to read to their kids. How many times have you started reading and had to change the words or even the story so it’s not disturbing, rude, sexist or insultingly dumb? This happens to me frequently enough that I read more

They used to tell adopted children that they were special because they’d been chosen. I’ve told my adopted child that I don’t believe that. Neither adoption nor birth conveys status to a child. What makes any child special is the love developed in the act of caring for — and read more

“Are you going to be a cheap Indian man about this?” This is a common phrase at home, referring to my reluctance to spending over a hundred dollars on anything. I’ll do research for years, to the point that the product I covet has been upgraded or discontinued, forcing me to research all over read more