Robin Enan
Robin is a Bay Area native who spent eight years on the East Coast (college, journalism school and work) before returning to California with her husband Basil in 2007. She's the mom of a boy and two girls born in 2012, 2014, and 2017 and works as a freelance journalist when the kids allow. Exercise is her highly valued "me time," and in early 2016 she became a Bar Method instructor in Palo Alto.
Not Everything Should Go Back to Normal
“Why haven’t we done this before?”
It’s a question I’ve been hearing from my kids, my friends, and my own brain almost daily since my phone stopped trying to auto-correct “coronavirus” and life as we...
How to Help Your Extrovert When Social Doors Close
Having a child who is a natural-born social butterfly is usually a blessing. These are the kids who instantly find their niche on any playground, can effortlessly pick up on social cues and just...
I Talk To Strangers About My Big Life Decisions, Here’s Why
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
Scarlett O’Hara’s famous line from Gone with the Wind has been stuck in my head recently. I have spent much of the past year weighing a...
Is It OK That I’m Texting Your Husband?
“My husband will handle it from here,” wrote the mom I had been emailing with discussing our respective daughters’ summer camp plans, “so no need to copy me anymore.” There were three of us...
I Re-Watched The Breakfast Club as a Mom and Here’s What It Taught Me
A brain. An athlete. A basket case. A princess. A criminal.
For those of us alive in the ’80s, that list is an unmistakable reference to the iconic film The Breakfast Club, and you’re likely...
How to Put the “Om” Back in Mom – Even During the Holidays
In addition to sleep, nourishing food and exercise, we all know a healthy dose of “Zen” – or whatever your preferred term – is crucial to our well-being, especially during the craziness of the...
Favorite Toys 2019: LEGO Pop-Up Book
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We asked our contributors to share one of their child's all-time favorite toys to help you build a holiday gift list that will be a hit. After all, toys are...
How to Come Back After the First “Go Away!”
I have a recurring fantasy. It consists entirely of me going about my daily business for a single hour alone. No, “Watch this/can you get me/help me/I need/Mom/Mommy/MOM!”
Motherhood is many wonderful things. It can...
I Threw My Daughter a Birthday Party. She Didn’t Want to Come.
Twelve hours before my daughter’s 5th birthday party, I made a horrible discovery. No, I hadn’t forgotten to pick up the cake or put the wrong time on the invitation. Every decoration, goodie bag,...
The Tired Mom’s Guide to Indoor Play
When outdoor activities aren’t an option, we moms of little ones must find ever-more-creative ways to meet our kids’ insatiable appetite for stimulation and prevent them from destroying the house room by room. At...
