Don’t Waste Time in the ER Waiting Room
There’s definitely a stigma attached to waiting in the emergency room. Yes, TV and movies have taken the image of people with…
Four Mistakes I Plan to Make Next Time
We all do it. We read the books and watch our friends and somehow unintentionally internalize everything the internet has to say…
Why I’m Anxious About #2
When I was pregnant with my son I had a few minor worries, but nothing huge. I was one of the first…
7 Ways to Raise Readers
As an elementary library teacher, one of my biggest hopes for my babies is that they will grow up to be avid…
In Defense of a Little Television
My friend and I were new moms, walking the Arboretum on a beautiful Boston spring day, when she turned to me and…
A Mother’s Thanks to Mother Nature
Thank you, Mother Nature, for ushering in spring early this year in New England, and for sparing us another harsh winter for…
A Year of Breastfeeding
In the beginning (the beginning before the beginning), breastfeeding is a holy thing. A sweet, perfect ideal. We’re talking Madonnas with halos,…
Tess and Elliot: One Year Later
The third day of my third daughter’s life was the hardest of mine. It started with a ringing. My dad’s phone. I…
The Power of Empathy
I had one of those moments tonight when I got it right. It was way past bedtime, and my husband had not…
