Motherhood has been surprisingly wonderful. I don’t know why– maybe it’s mass media’s depiction of harried, mini van-driving women in Mom Jeans or something– but I always expected motherhood to be exhausting. And frustrating. And thankless. Well, exhausting it is– but it’s an exhilirating, satisfying exhaustion. Frustrations have, thankfully, been minimal. And the smile on […] Continue reading →

What’s the old saying…never talk about money, religion or politics? Whatever. This is MotherTalkers, where we can have intelligent, nuanced discussions about anything and everything! Today’s taboo topic: dinero, baby. I found this article, about women and their relationship to money, quite fascinating. According to a recent survey, the vast majority of women feel financially […] Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned before, my guilty pleasure is reality shows. Especially the ones that involve transformation–whether it’s the fashion designers on “Project Runway” turning recycled materials into a haute couture creation, or homeowners revamping their rundown living rooms before putting their house on the market on “Designed To Sell.” So Friday night I was eager […] Continue reading →

A former schoolteacher has been arrested in connection with the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. Prosecutors are urging the public “not to jump to conclusions,” but after a 10-year investigation, you have to assume they wouldn’t arrest just anyone. I can’t stop thinking about JonBenet’s mother Patsy, who died a few months ago after battling ovarian […] Continue reading →

I’ve got a serious case of the worries today. The problem: my kid was bitten while in day care. Not once. Not twice. But three times in three weeks. The first time I was a little concerned, but wrote it off to toddlers being toddlers. Still, it was disturbing to see the little teeth marks […] Continue reading →

When did you get your first manicure and pedicure? Do you remember the first time you got highlights, a facial, a massage? I do. The manicure and highlights were very occasional splurges during college. I was well into my 20s before I ever got a pedicure. Same for my first facial. And I have only […] Continue reading →

From the moment I discovered I was pregnant, I began to read about the baby forming in my belly. The reading intensified after she was born, as I turned to the experts to tell me how often she should be pooping and how much she should be eating. It was the books that told me […] Continue reading →

Wow. Thanks to a link on Blogging Baby, I just finished reading this stupifying column published in London’s The Daily Mail. I know the previous post was all about us moms supporting each other’s choices and all, but I want to track this woman down and throttle her. Helen Kirwan-Taylor is a 42-year-old writer and […] Continue reading →

Elisa’s post about Heidi Klum got me thinking about every mother’s love/hate relationship with her post-partum body. I admired Klum for getting back on the catwalk just a few months after having her baby, and seeing her in cute maternity dresses makes me itch for another baby “bump,” as the gossip mags call it. But […] Continue reading →

I have a confession: I suffer from a chronic case of potty mouth. Now, I’m no Wanda Sykes. I don’t pepper most of my sentences with F-bombs and other assorted expletives. But I have been known to use them when I’m angry, or impassioned, or when something I’m saying needs a certain…emphasis. Which was all […] Continue reading →