Joni Edelman

It's always so good to know the folks doing the work you're doing.

Our relationship has been a little complicated. I've loved you a lot, and I've loathed you at least that much, but mostly you've just gone unnoticed. Except for those 5 to 7 days every four weeks when you made your presence quite evident, what with the river of life blood and the random excruciating, and from what I can tell, unnecessary, contractions.

4. A high school government class.

By baby three, well let’s just say things are a little anticlimactic, at least where furnishings are concerned. Hand me down crib. Check.

When you push a small human out of your body, things tend to get a little weird.

At certain points in the month I definitely feel worse about my body. I'm much less confident and more prone to eating the wrong things, and not doing physical exercise.

They will 

Let's get to it—a primer on The Sex.

As the mother of three teens, I'm here to tell you: You have nothing to freak out about.

You can work your butt off and still be left with a tummy. Bummer.