One of the many hot topics this year has been about the babies conceived during quarantine. I get it, we had to shelter in place and some of us had some extra alone time together. But is it wrong...
Nearly everyone I know was mentally, physically and emotionally ready to end 2020. We welcomed 2021 with hopes and excitement releasing that which no longer serves us. There was an energetic shift, and then we woke up to the...
Pre-coronavirus, my husband was essentially never home. He spent his days at the gym or the pool and worked five or six nights each week until midnight. I adapted to his schedule early in marriage and tailored my routine...
2020 was a hard year for all kids, no question. However, as an essential working parent, the added loneliness for our kid was heart-breaking.
As we learned of pods creating and family cohorts forming, we found ourselves left out. Left...
Happy New Year! I am a New Year’s resolution girl. Inasmuch as New Year’s Eve and the days leading up to it are about reflection, New Year’s Day is about identifying the things I want to change and the...
A woman comes home from work and begins undressing. Before she knows it, 12 armed police officers break into her house and handcuff her. It happens so fast that she can’t cover herself and she’s completely naked. She remains...
Vibrators. Dildos. BDSM. Orgasm; words or ideas that I used to think were dirty (or at least in any media I saw called them dirty). For example, I remember the scene in the 80’s movie Parenthood when Steve Martin’s...
We are nearing the end of a year where every hour felt like an eternity and yet somehow the months flew by. We started 2020, as we start every year, filled with hope and aspiration. Making resolutions about how...
I love celebrating birthdays as much as I love Christmas. Unlike other holidays like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or even Thanksgiving, birthdays are unique to the individual celebrating them. When I considered having children, I wanted them to be...
I was listening to 96.5 on the radio this morning, when Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas” started playing. I sang a few of the lyrics to my daughter Ilse in hopes that she would sing it with...