I’m Not Joining TikTok So Stop Asking. Also, Get Off My Lawn.
After a round of email correspondence in 2008, a friend wrote back, “You know, you should really join Facebook. It’s so much easier to communicate with friends over there. I think you’d love it.” I was...
View ArticleTo the New Mom At The Next Table: I See You But I’m Not Looking
I wrote this post on Facebook a few weeks ago and I was surprised by the outpouring of emotion that parents of teens felt when they read my words. On the night I wrote these words, my heart was aching...
View ArticleQuarantine Changed What I’d Tell My Teens About Picking A Partner
Many years ago, as I helped my toddler daughter out of the tub, my partner came into the bathroom and started acting goofy. As was our custom during the chaotic witching hour of bath and bedtime, we...
View ArticleCan We All Agree That Teen Boys Suck At Hair Care?
Before I even met my son, I knew he had a full head of jet-black hair. As the surgeon delivered him, my husband peeked over the surgical drapes and exclaimed, “Oh my god, he has so much hair!” And,...
View ArticleMy Teen’s Car Accident Changed My Evening Routine
It’s the text that every parent of a teenage driver dreads: “Mah, I’m okay, but I’ve had a bit of a car accident. The police are with me.” As I stared at the words on my phone, I blinked and tried to...
View ArticleMy Son Has Become A Fashionista And I Am Unable To Even
My son has become a fashionista and I am unable to even. A few years ago, I found myself standing in the boys’ department of Kohl’s with my then 14-year-old son. We were shopping for a homecoming...
View ArticleThat Time We Had An Uplifting Conversation About Death. Really.
A few years after our daughter was born, my husband and I made what felt like a momentous and adult decision. We decided to have a lawyer draw up our last will and testament. We were knee deep in...
View ArticleAsthma Blows: Here’s Why Living with Asthma Doesn’t Have to Suck
I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Sanofi Genzyme to write about asthma as a chronic disease and new treatments. All opinions are my own....
View ArticleTen Movies That Your Teens Will Love For Family Movie Night
For as long as I can remember, as soon as school ended for an extended holiday break, my son and I would find ourselves snuggled on the couch for a movie night. An avid film buff, my now 17-year-old...
View ArticleIf My 90s Dorm Room Could Talk
I wrote this post about my 90s dorm room three years ago for a book project that never came to fruition (I know, I’m still totally bummed, too). I tucked this story deep into the recesses of my hard...
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