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You Can Have a Christmas Tree Without Believing in God
by Erika Matic, currently ruining at least three traditions at once There is a very specific tone your mother uses when she believes you have failed not only as a…
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Is My Daughter Spoiled?
Everyone has an opinion about only children. Grandparents, neighbours, strangers in checkout lines, that one friend who read half an article on child psychology in 2014 and never recovered. Apparently,…
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I Don’t Iron Anymore, Mom, and Here’s Why
Apparently, there’s a right way to live. And it starts with ironing your towels. Yes – towels. Because, as my mother would say, “It’s what decent people do.” Meanwhile, I’m…
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POV: You Have One Kid and Everyone Thinks You’re Broken
Some people collect stamps. Others collect spouses. My family collects grandchildren. And apparently, I have committed the ultimate act of familial treason by daring – daring! – to stop reproducing…
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Mood Swings Are My Core Workout
I used to think mood swings were a sign of emotional instability. Now I know they’re just my brain doing CrossFit in the gym of modern motherhood. People say I…
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When Your Toddler Refuses to Poop (and You Start to Question Everything)
Let’s get one thing straight: my daughter can pee. She pees like a champion – a confident, free-spirited, splashy little goddess of bodily autonomy. No diapers, no drama, just pure…
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Three and Unstoppable: A Birthday Celebration of Our Little Raver
There are moments in life that force you to confront the tender, unvarnished truths of parenthood. For us, that moment arrived with a confetti cannon’s worth of glitter and the…
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One and (Blessedly) Done
“Just one? That’s selfish.” “You’re not thinking of your child.” “What if something happens to her?” Ah, yes. Nothing screams warm-hearted concern like insinuating my parenting choices are one minor…
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I Love My Kid. I Miss My Life. Both Can Be True.
Welcome to Motherhood, Where You’re Expected to Be Everything, Everywhere, All at Once – Minus the Multiverse Powers Ah, motherhood. That magical, messy journey filled with spit-up, unsolicited advice, and…
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Operation Toddler Relocation: A Tragicomedy in Three Acts
Act One: The Naive Pregnant Idealist Once upon a time, in the golden age of pre-parenthood, a wise and rested woman proclaimed, “My child will never sleep in my bed!…