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Further Adventures in Mother-Daughter Land
Noticed that I haven’t posted recently? That’s because all mother-daughter issues have been resolved, and there’s just nothing to write about. That’s because I have learned all the lessons of...
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A is for Advice
Mothers are free with advice. Daughters are loathe to take it. Gee, that’s news… But Lizzie and I have our own unique take on this thorny mother-daughter subject. We’re blogging together at mom.me…...
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B is for Boyfriend
Lizzie and I discuss what makes for an ideal boyfriend in this second in a series of (maybe) 26 posts we’re writing for mom.me. Read it here. When I saw our names together as authors, I got all...
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E is for Eating
Eat more. Eat less. Eat healthier. Eat slower. Eat breakfast. Eat with the family. Don’t eat standing in front of the open refrigerator. Eat a piece of fruit if you’re hungry. Don’t eat in your room....
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F is for Family
Like all mothers, I have two families: the one I happened into and the one I made happen. I had nothing to do with the former (I simply arrived on the scene) and everything to do with the latter. What...
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G is for Girlfriends
You love them. You hate them. They sabotage you. They rescue you. Lizzie and I talk about the ups and downs of girl-to-girl friendships in our newest post, G is for Girlfriends at mom.me. It’s part...
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H is for Help
Help is what we want to give. It’s why we’re here. It’s what we’ve always done: helping our kids learn to walk and talk and feed themselves, to read a book, throw a ball, pet a cat, ride a bike. We...
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J is for Junk Food
As a teen, I was a junk food junkie. Now I’m the mother of one. But when I make rules about junk food in the house, when I rag on Lizzie for eating at McD’s with her new boyfriend, when I make a...
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K is for Know
I’ve spent my time in the mothering-the-teen trenches. Battle scars notwithstanding, this rollercoaster of an experience does not make me an expert. But I have learned a few things. In this new...
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L is for Luck
Do you think you’re particularly lucky? Or particularly unlucky? Lizzie wanted to write about LUCK for our “A to Zs of Teenagers” feature at mom.me, and this really got me thinking: Do I even...
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