Mothering

Don't Forget to Have Kids -- Part II

Mika Brzezinski | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Mika Brzezinski

For me, having it all doesn't mean having the corner office at work and a penthouse at home if there aren't kids running around too.

Mayim Bialik's Latest Role: Green Mom

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

We know her as Blossom, that spunky adolescent on that eponymous sitcom. But since the series ended in 1995, Mayim Bialik, now 33, has truly blossomed.

Midlife Crisis Shoes

Holly Robinson | Posted 09.28.2009 | Style


Holly Robinson

With four kids in college and one in junior high, it's high time for my midlife crisis. Shoes are cheaper than a boob job, a tummy tuck, or a new car.

Bad Mommy: The Sexism Embedded in Women's Views on Breastfeeding and Childbirth

Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Joyce McFadden

Women shouldn't impose strictures on other women's individuality and choice when we wouldn't want that from men.

Mommy Profiles: The Surgeon

Juliet Linley | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living


Juliet Linley

Dr. Fabiola, London-based eye surgeon: "Spend those first years close to your child. If you miss that period with your child, you will never have a second chance."

The Blue Moon Moments

Meredith Lopez | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

the #1 rule of parenting is love the child you have, not the child you wish you had.

Controller in Chief: Your Child

Juliet Linley | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living


Juliet Linley

So many people have children, but are determined said kids won't "control" their lives. In other words, I will not sacrifice my freedom for this clinging, helpless creature. I cannot give up my career for a child. The child must adapt to me.

Confessing to Co-Sleeping

Juliet Linley | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living


Juliet Linley

Perhaps we need more celebrities like Brad and Angelina -- who say they sleep with all six of theirs in a giant bed -- to convince the world that sleeping with your kids is actually a privilege.

Baby Gay Pride

Juliet Linley | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living


Juliet Linley

In Italy, it's perfectly acceptable to breastfeed for just a few months or not at all. Mention that your child drinks human milk beyond 6 months and you're viewed as something of a freak.

Who's Your (Bad) Mother? Ayelet Waldman Takes On The Art of Mothering

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 06.04.2009 | Living


Lisa Solod Warren

How about this Mother's Day we all give ourselves a break, pick up Ayelet Waldman's latest book, Bad Mother, put our feet up, eat some chocolate, and pat ourselves on the back.

Passing on the Pacifier

Heather Cabot | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living


Heather Cabot

I was the one who wasn't ready to let Paci go. Finally reaching the milestone felt really big. It was something so mundane and yet, it weighed on me.

The Morality of Eight Babies or, Sometimes, Even One

Valerie Tarico | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living


Valerie Tarico

Abortion opponents have no trouble saying that killing blastocysts is wrong. They don't say blastocysts. They say people. And then they attribute souls and personhood to fertilized eggs.

Confessions of a Recovering Twilight Addict

Kimberly Burger Capozzi | Posted 01.18.2009 | Entertainment


Kimberly Burger Capozzi

My favorite fairy tale before Twilight was the one where the 1970s girl grows up to have a stunning career and a family.

My Most Over-the-Top Moment as a Mother

Marilyn M. Machlowitz | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living


Marilyn M. Machlowitz

When my daughter's fencing coach moved to Seattle, I was beside myself. How, I worried, could she explain on her college applications why she stopped fencing senior year?