motherhood

Why does his makeup look better than mine EVER HAS IN MY LIFE?

There is nothing ever good that can come from comparing women to each other.

I learn something new from my children almost daily, in large part because they have generously made space for me in their lives.

Eventually, I accepted the need to just let things go (like keeping up with cleaning), and embrace all the chaos that new motherhood brings. So, here are some tips from people who know best, plus one that I think I learned the hard way.

We’re trying to use the powers of the internet for good, by breaking down these artificial barriers rather than reinforcing them, and by giving people a way to connect with those they might never have encountered otherwise.

After gaining as much as forty pounds and pushing a cantaloupe out my vagina, I wondered: will my body ever be the same?

One thing is for sure: it’s a heck of a lot easier to bank your child’s teeth that to deal with coordinating banking umbilical cord blood as soon as a baby is born.

I didn’t want an episiotomy. And I told my doctor so on page three of my seven page birth plan.