Monthly Archives: April 2012

Let’s Get Meta.

Let’s all gaze at my navel, shall we? I was going to name this post “Shock and Awe” because I’m sort of numb about how widely my Mommy Wars Hunger Games post has been read and shared. It’s my first … Continue reading

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On Infertility & Adoption – Visit me at GFunkified’s Blog!

I’m thrilled to be guest posting at my friend Greta Funk’s blog this week for her Great Expectations series. Greta has recently re-launched her blog as g*funk*ified which is almost as awesome a name as is her tagline: “I’ve got … Continue reading

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The Mommy Wars Hunger Games.

Hey everybody! The Mommy Wars are in full swing just in time for the general election, and you don’t have to be a mommy to lose. The latest “battle” pits Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen against potential First Lady Ann Romney … Continue reading

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I Can’t Take Me Anywhere

Sometimes, bloggers push back from their keyboards, emerge from their basement offices, squint at the sun, and meet in real life (which we like to call IRL, because of Twitter. We’re that cool with 140 characters). Flesh and blood people … Continue reading

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Someday, These Kids Will Appreciate Their Left-Brained Mother

So I was reading a parenting magazine recently and it suggested that I need to be spending “special time” with my children each day. Got it. Done. But no, “reading to them” and “talking about their day” – both things … Continue reading

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