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Home Alone
After a couple of God awful nights (think frequent wakings, two-hour screaming sessions, referring to my son as “it,” and sobbing and drinking vodka at 3 am), my amazing parents offered to take Leo home with them for a night so Paul and I could get some desperately needed shut eye. Despite his night antics, … Continue reading
Why Have Kids? Well, Why Not?
On my way into the city to meet my husband and friends for a night out without the wee one, I finally had a chance to catch up on some reading. First up: a New Yorker book review with an eyebrow-raising title: “The Case Against Kids: Is procreation immoral?” Naturally! In the books reviewed, two … Continue reading
Days like this
Lately I feel like such a harried mom. A disheveled, muddled person in general, I guess. But it seems more detrimental now that I’m a mother. I know much of this feeling is surfacing because I’m totally running on fumes. I’ve barely slept the past three nights. But it’s also because I’m working full-time and … Continue reading




