I’m a high maintenance woman but not an overly considerate one. Currently I’m flying over some state I’m unlikely to ever visit perhaps Nebraska or Iowa. It was only because of Facebook that I discovered there is no Bloomingdales in Alabama. Alabama is not a state where a woman like myself would flourish though I think I … Read more
This Holiday Season’s feel good story starts with an extraordinarily well written blog post about poverty and the terrible decisions poor people make. Linda is the sort of writer that makes you pause and reevaluate everything you know to be true. Linda gave us 24 hours of poverty (plus or minus a few years) in … Read more
When the 2014 Kia Sorento showed up in driveway last week I thought, “Let me get my diaper bag and stroller.” Because this is clearly not the part of my life that requires 7 seats and a hatchback. And then Jane had five friends over who wanted to go the High School football game and … Read more
Please enjoy this guest post from my friend James Fell. I’m thrilled that he decided to drop a motherfu*king bomb here. It’s true, I am a motherfu*ker. In case you are unfamiliar with the term, it means I am a man who finds pleasure in having intercourse with a woman who is a mother. In … Read more
Today I was busy yakking with Sarah about parenting. I’m convinced that my parenting is just like everyone else’s. She’s thinking there’s a possibility other folks are doing things differently. Sarah said, “I wonder what it’s like to be Jessica Gottlieb’s child.” So I asked my kids what it’s like having me as a mom. … Read more