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How I Finally Peeled Back The Layers Of My Mother's Secret Life

The Other Mothers, Nannies or Babysitters

Lies Moms Tell Each Other (and Ourselves)


Why I'm On Both Sides Of The Mommy Wars

Why I'm On Both Sides Of The Mommy Wars

04.27.2013
Most women writing about the topic of 'mommy wars' still have children in their homes and thus can only guess how they will feel about...
WATCH: Kym Whitley Joins The Great Nanny Debate

WATCH: Kym Whitley Joins The Great Nanny Debate

OWN  04.25.2013
When comedian and actress Kym Whitley starred on the NBC sitcom "Animal Practice," she brought her son Joshua to on-set daycare while she...
5 Reasons Female Ivy Leaguers Don't Have A 'Duty To Work'

5 Reasons Female Ivy Leaguers Don't Have A 'Duty To Work'

04.23.2013
I think what any individual chooses to do with her degree is her own business. I personally went to college to learn, shocking as that...
Why I Want You To Judge My Parenting

Why I Want You To Judge My Parenting

04.21.2013
Not all judgment is baseless. Sometimes I need horrified onlookers to make me realize that I could be doing better.
What's Worse Than 'Attacking Other Women'

What's Worse Than 'Attacking Other Women'

04. 5.2013
You know what makes our ideas and opinions less important? Pretending that we are so fragile that we can't handle a healthy and robust...
The Reality Of Being A 'Feminist Housewife'

The Reality Of Being A 'Feminist Housewife'

04. 2.2013
For all of us, life is full of complicated, sticky messes. We don't need to demean one person's calling to glorify our own. And pedestals...
The Parenting Bubbles That Unite And Divide Us

The Parenting Bubbles That Unite And Divide Us

Lisa Belkin  03.30.2013
“It has been a long week,” my friend said, her tone full of a meaning I couldn’t put my finger on at first. She was waiting for me...
The Problem With Saying 'Stay-At-Home Mom'

The Problem With Saying 'Stay-At-Home Mom'

Lisa Belkin  03.27.2013
The childhood rhyme is wrong, of course -- words CAN always hurt you. They have power, and pack a punch, which is why we spend so much...
Are The 'Mommy Wars' All About Money?

Are The 'Mommy Wars' All About Money?

Lisa Belkin   03.27.2013
The Mommy Wars are about jealousy, right? And differing views of what is best for children? And a nostalgia for times past? And disagreement...
How To Be A Perfect Parent In 5 Easy Steps (Or Probably Never)

How To Be A Perfect Parent In 5 Easy Steps (Or Probably Never)

03.16.2013
All of the organic, fair-trade, pasture-raised artisanal Play-Doh and 800-count recycled hemp crib sheets in the world won't matter if...
Ladies: All Hands On Deck

Ladies: All Hands On Deck

03. 8.2013
The debate about how we accommodate mothers in the workplace should be much larger than any one CEO. When we have no national child care...
Valentine's Day and Overachieving Moms

Valentine's Day and Overachieving Moms

02.14.2013
It's funny to think it was just five short years ago that I brought my oldest son to his very first preschool Valentine's Day celebration....
Making Birth Better

Making Birth Better

02. 8.2013
Maternity care -- who provides it, what it costs, how the baby gets out -- is much bigger than the so-called Mommy Wars. It's a question...
The Mommy War Industrial Complex

The Mommy War Industrial Complex

02. 8.2013
Apparently, we are fighting over everything. It starts pretty much right away when we are at our most vulnerable. Most neurotic. Most pregnant....
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