The Elusive Perfect Life
This year’s 4th of July weekend found me in a secluded Maine ski town for a friend’s wedding. Seated with some old school friends,…
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Fertility Gets the Hollywood Treatment
We’ve all heard about suffering for beauty. What about suffering for a baby? Pregnancy is no walk in the park, but it’s typically easier…
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Zoning Boards Go Nuclear on Too-Traditional Families
The people in 68 Scarborough St., in Hartford, Conn., make an unlikely band of outlaws. The eight adults and three children live in a…
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British Feminists: ‘Degrading Sex Acts Are Empowering’
Brits, especially women, are in an uproar over new regulations cracking down on certain sex acts in pornography. They have taken to the streets…
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American Girl Doll: A Brand’s Crisis of Faith
o it’s holiday season and you’re thinking of getting an American Doll as a gift; it might be worth considering how American Dolls the…
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Stop Watering Down My Beliefs
There are very few people in my life, whether they know me well or not, who are unaware of the very strong beliefs I…
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Lifetime’s “The Sisterhood” And The Appeal of Counter-cultural TV Shows
Sisterhood. If you have a sister or a best friend, chances are you have felt the bond of togetherness, joy, peace, and love. There’s…
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The Federalist: Does Your Professional Conference Welcome Mothers?
You’ve decided to off-ramp while raising young children, but you don’t want your professional muscles or networks to atrophy. So, what do you do?…
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Millennials’ Marriage Problem
The other day, something came across my newsfeed about Kourtney Kardashian’s pregnancy style. I’ll hand it to her; she’s a stylish pregnant lady. And we…
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Call Me a Mother
This article originally appeared on Modern Loss. Republished here with permission. After two miscarriages, I feel like a parent — even though I’ve never…
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