It’s Motherhood
Sometimes I wonder why mothering feels so hard. So overwhelming. Why it feels like I’m drowning in… in I don’t even know what. Just drowning. …
Tracy Slater
Redefining Productivity
I am lucky enough to be married to a man who has never once come home and asked me what I did all day. This …
I Loved the Baby More
The nursery is being transformed. This room, formerly awash with blues, greens, and monster stickers on the wall, now boasts pink accents and flowers. Tiny …
Addiction, Sobriety, and Showing Up
Three years ago, one of the deepest, darkest desires of my heart, unconfessed until now, was that my older brother would just take off. Maybe …
Weathering the Storm
I should have seen it coming. Like dark clouds rolling in, the signs should have been clear as day. Smoldering glares and bursts of attitude …
Dear Husband, with Gratitude
Dear Husband, Thanks for cleaning the kitchen every night while we’re all asleep. I know you don’t get enough sleep as a result, but when …
Would You Please Just Eat??? Tips and Tricks for Feeding Toddlers
Right out of the gate, I should be clear: When it comes to feeding toddlers, if things like table manners, class, and sophistication are priorities …
Embrace the Difficult
The other day my 30-year-old brother ate his 3-year-old’s preschool snacks. A week’s worth of them. For breakfast. Neither the wife nor the child was …
Rejecting the Narrative of the Selfless Mother
When my youngest nephew was 2 years old, my sister-in-law had the opportunity to spend a month studying architecture in Japan. She was halfway through …