Joni Edelman

Don’t most kids feel afraid to come home?

Are the advances worth the trade-offs? You be the judge.

As a stay-at-home mom, I've made plenty of sacrifices. Where are my accolades?

I just listened to my four and six year-old children (one boy, one girl) have a lengthy bathtime conversation about babies, growing up, m

With the help of the midwife—and immense effort on my part—Ella finally slid out into the water. But she was limp, pale. It was scary.

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Nutritionists have weighed in on what to order at McDonald's. Here's what I think you should get instead.

Actually, no, I'm not a gluttonous moron.

I didn't get a lot of mothering as a child, but when I did, it was from her. She taught me how to sew, how to crochet. She taught me how to stand up for myself, to be tough. She taught me how to make fried chicken and fried okra, which I will never make, because it's fucking gross.

Having kids doesn't have to mean the death of your sex life.