Jonatan Fernstrom/Connect Images/Getty Images A familiar scene: you’re walking through the mall trying to meet up with your friends, shopping bags in tow. And, across the way, walking in the other direction, you see your mom. She’s waving to you frantically. Omg, you want to hide. As a woman in midlife, I’ve now been on...
SrdjanPav/E+/Getty Images Every year, I have what my kids call “Mom’s Annual Cry.” It’s the day I get their school pictures back and put them in the eight by 10 frames that hang in our hallway. No past picture has ever been removed. So as the new one goes in, I spread them across our...
martin-dm/E+/Getty Images Election Night can often be a pretty anxious day for a lot of us, even those among us who aren’t often concerned about politics. But when you or your kid’s existence has become politicized by campaigns and legislation — and when your lives might radically change depending on who wins — it’s even...
SolStock/E+/Getty Images I remember the support parade beating down my door the moment I brought my first baby home. People arrived with gifts, delivered meals, and sent inquiring texts about my mental and physical health. It was like a big warm hug from my whole community, metaphorically (and sometimes literally) wrapping their arms around my...