Truer Words Were Never Spoken: Mean Moms Rule
I don’t read a lot of parenting books. Any more, I mean. From the time we first started trying to conceive until Harry was about 3, there was usually a book or seven on my nightstand that promised to help me avoid the horrific damage I was sure to cause if I didn’t read that ...Keep Reading
I Quit
Did you ever get so tired of dealing with your picky eater’s family’s food issues that you just want to hang up your potholders, walk out the kitchen door, and live on takeout until it’s just you & your spouse again? I admit, when I read Greg Smith’s resignation letter/op-ed in the New York Times ...Keep Reading
Join Me at BabyCenter!
Friends, I’ve been cheating on you. Just a teeny, tiny bit. Last week, I started blogging for BabyCenter. If you’re a parent, I have no doubt you’re familiar with the site—it’s one of the first places I turned for information when I learned I was pregnant. I signed up for their weekly you-and-your-fetus updates, and ...Keep Reading
Truce in the Picky Eater War
Two weeks ago I posted a desperate plea for help in dealing with Harry’s eating habits, and you answered with compassion and genuinely helpful suggestions. Thank you. Several folks recommended the same book—a book, I’m embarrassed to say, I own and have read several times. It’s called Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good ...Keep Reading
How Do You Stop Caring?
I just lost again. Another mealtime with Harry, another ugly episode that starts with him walking into the kitchen, looking over dinner, and stamping his feet in protest, and escalates over the course of the meal into a battle of wills that, even when I win, I lose. As requested Harry tasted the roasted butternut ...Keep Reading
