The Dangers and Delights of Being a Fringe Friend

The world of social media magnifies who is included and who is left out. Should I encourage my gregarious son to pick a group to belong to?

Is Later Love the Greater Love?

No, I’m not a teen mom, but sometimes it feels pretty close. Should I have waited for later love?

To The Mom Whose Child Bit Mine- Thank You

This is not an emergency, everything is ok, but.... By the third kid, you tend to become a bit desensitized to the various alerts and phone calls from teachers, school nurses, and administrators. Did I forget to send lunch (again)? Does his tummy hurt during gym class (again)? Is he the last kid without a …

Squad Goal #1: Finding a Squad

I have always had a serious case of frienvy. I can finally admit that, knowing full well it is never going to change. The way I "friend" is just not compatible with the friendship style I've coveted my whole life. Have you ever been to a wedding where 16 bridesmaids walk down the aisle with …

Teaching Manners in a Rude Rude World

"You know, it's really rude for you to be checking Instagram while I'm talking to you" chides Scott the Mouth, who, as the name suggests, know everything, as we ride the 23 blocks north to the office in our morning cab share.  He's right, and I hate it. It's rare for me to not have …

If I Were A Stay At Home Mom…

The words I've always dreaded, but never heard. At bedtime last night, Lark said "Mommy stay home with me. No more babysitter." I told her Mommy has to go to work, so I can earn money for our family. So we can have a house, and food, and special treats. She wasn't convinced by this …

Why I Don’t Want To Hear About Your Why

Down goes another one. My Facebook feed is increasingly infiltrated with friends that have been turned into facial product pawning soldiers. Some are hocking miracle shakes and hard core workout routines. Others post endless selfies in crazy looking leggings and flowy cardigans. Jewelry, vitamins, essential oils galore. And they ALL want me to join them.  …

Failing Gracefully at Making Friends: The BBQ

It's hard to make friends. It is even harder to make friends when you move to a new town. It's incrementally harder to make friends in a new town when you are a working mom.  We moved to a nice block. The dream scenario. Cozy house with a porch at the end of a cul …

Help! My kids watched bad stuff on the internet!!!

You know those friends that you had all your first experiences with? First solo visit to the mall? First illegal drink? First cigarette? First (and last) time shoplifting? Of course you do. We all do. So it's only apropos that we'd be with those friends the day our sons discovered internet porn. It was a …

Never Say Goodbye: My Workwife is Leaving Me!

Love is love. Work is work.  We hear these phrases often in different contexts. I'd also venture to throw out the sage advice that love is work. But that is not what I want to talk about today. I want to talk about love at work. Not the salacious forbidden kind of office romance you're already …