Hyped for my new essay on the TODAY Show‘s website about how I prided myself on blurring gender lines, so when my son gravitated towards the very things I’d shunned I freaked the heck out. Read it here.
My dad is 84; my mom is 76. A decade ago, my dad was hiking; now he walks with a hunch & snails across the living room because his back throbs. They’re going to die. Maybe not this year, but eventually.
They seem ok with this, but I’m going nuts.
My latest for The Washington Post
Wrote my first piece for Huffpost Personal. Read it here.
The “mommy and me” construct reinforces the myth that mothers have “magical bonds” with children, putting all the pressure on mothers for caretaking duties. At the same time, it pushes dads away.
Loved writing my first piece for Shondaland about how relationships between people who manage time differently can thrive. Check it out here.
Have family or friends who run on a different clock? Here’s how to sensitively schedule for everyone’s time needs.
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