I was talking to some moms at the playground a few weeks ago. We all have rising second grade girls and we were saying how much we dreaded the onslaught of “girl drama.” Having been involved in a disproportionate share of “girl drama” in middle and high school – ohmygod, high school – this is a […]
Freedom’s Just Another Word …
Jan 22nd, 2015
Someone on a mom’s internet group I’m in once said that the most challenging part of being a parent for her was no longer having control over how she spends her time and energy. While the day-to-day is filled with many micro-challenges, on the macro-level, I don’t think truer words have ever been spoken. Each […]
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know, You Know?
Sep 23rd, 2014
It’s been a few years now, but once upon a time a thirtysomething, single male former colleague of mine posted to Facebook, something that went like this: Just saw the craziest thing. There was a woman walking on the sidewalk down XYZ Road with a stroller and – get this – NO KID. I mean, […]
My Stretchy, Comfy, Black Pant Rant
Feb 26th, 2014
Hey, you. The one ragging on women for wearing yoga pants when they can’t possibly be going to the gym? Can you just drop it already? I mean, do you take to social media to disparage surgeons for wearing scrubs? Or soldiers for wearing camo? Of course not, because the clothes that they wear to do […]
