Tag Archives: book

An Okay Future: What Would You Do?

A few weeks ago I took a two-day business trip to Washington D.C. For many moms, an occasional/future business trip…

Testing my Fortitude Through Writing and Parenting

Funny, compassionate, friendly, weird, silly, uncool, and nerdy are all words that could be used to describe me. They are either words that…

Hope’s Boy: Why Did No One See It?

I just finished a book called “Hope’s Boy.”   It is a memoir of a child named Andrew Bridge.   It is…

Book Review: Milk Diaries A Fun, Kleenex-Worthy Read

  Get any group of mothers with young children together- or even just two of us—and the stories start coming. Labor…

Ferber Method: Don’t Knock It ‘Til You’ve Read The Book

Here’s why most people misunderstand the Ferber method, until they actually read the book. My first daughter emerged from the…

The “No-Cry” Solution For Kids Who Are Food Finicky

Given the fact that she is 4 years old, my daughter is a pretty good eater. She adores Brussels sprouts…

Memoir Monday: A Kick for Christmas

Since I had no Christmas Eve plans I volunteered to work a closing shift at the restaurant. Other people had kids…