by Stephanie | Jan 10, 2019 | motherhood
I am angry today. A fellow mother writer (guys, I still refuse to use the diminishing, irritating, patronizing moniker “mommy blogger”), Christie Tate, wrote about why she won’t stop writing about motherhood and she is being slammed big time all across the internet....
by Stephanie | Jan 30, 2018 | blogging, motherhood
So I read this article over the weekend that I can’t stop thinking about. “How the Mom Internet Became a Spotless, Sponsored Void.” You’ve maybe seen it too. The gist is that the original mom bloggers (still can’t say “mommy...
by Stephanie | Jan 6, 2016 | family life, motherhood
Dear Me at Age 50, Hi there, it’s me, your 37-year-old self, circa 2016. Right about now, it’s 2029 and you’ve crossed the threshold of 50. If you’re still alive, that is (as you know I’m terribly neurotic and I’m knocking on wood...
by Stephanie | Jun 10, 2015 | motherhood
I ran into a friend today, one whom I hadn’t seen in several months. The last time I saw her, she had a sick toddler—a brand new two-year-old— and a newborn baby who didn’t sleep. The baby had been hospitalized with croup, and shortly after arriving home...
by Stephanie | Mar 1, 2015 | family life, parenting
Here is a non-news flash for you: Marriage is hard. Some newbies may be a bit bewildered when they realize that committed relationships are not the magic elixir for all that ails you, but long-term couples have likely already come to this sobering realization. Some...
