Joanna Schroeder

There are a lot of women out there right now who think yoga pants are great everyday wear, even when they’re not working out. There are probably also just as many people who think that women wear yoga pants entirely too much, and that they're inappropriate.

Much of my life has been ruled by fears I didn’t want to face. Now that I'm older and have been battling them, I feel an enormous weight lifted from my shoulders. I only wish I'd been able to shrug off these societal pressures years ago

And then reality kicks in and you think, “What happened to us?” Where once there were fireworks are now phone calls about broken appliances and picking up diapers. But these changes aren’t necessarily bad. Sometimes things change dramatically and you realize how amazingly better your relationship is now, all these years later.

No, it’s not the presents. It’s all the little things.

I’m spelling them out here so that other parents can talk about them and other boys can see that there isn’t just one way to become a good man.

I'm going to keep an eye on my health—but keep the scale under the bathroom vanity.

Mattel’s brand new video featuring empowered little girls will make you cry. But will the toy industry ever change?

I first saw shame take over my son’s face in a somewhat unexpected place: the toy aisle at Target.

If we as women get to define for ourselves what beauty looks like, then the power will no longer rest with those who pad their fortunes with our self-loathing.

People try to keep it real by talking about the struggles of being a parent, and that’s great, but the truth is this: Parenting can be great fun.