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Why I Won’t Be Going To See the Movie “Bad Moms”
Ok, I really don’t want to be a downer on the party here. I get why some moms would want to go see the movie “Bad Moms.” It will probably be funny, and cathartic. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be entertained for a night. What I can’t seem to...
Why Kids Don’t Care About Eating Healthy, and What You Can Do About It
This post was partly inspired by a recent decision to ban the sale of ice cream at our summer pools, because ice cream was deemed unhealthy for our kids by the City of Boulder. I was offended that the city felt the need to make decisions for me about what is healthy...
What I Could Talk to Mothers About For Hours
This weekend I was at a social gathering, and within minutes of arriving became involved in a conversation with a woman I’d just met about some of the changes in herself she noticed after becoming a mother. Ok, yes, I probably did steer our chat in that direction due...
I Don’t Want to Be a “Good” Mother
When we focus on being a good mother, we run the risk of losing track of the mother we actually are. In this way we set ourselves up to feel inadequate and overwhelmed, instead of empowered and fulfilled.
Why Isn’t Motherhood Enough?
“Why isn’t motherhood enough?” A smart, career oriented, devoted mother I know recently asked this worthwhile question to a group of mothers discussing the work/motherhood thing (and I’m not going to say work/motherhood “balance” because that phrase makes me cringe)....
The Downside of Empathic Mothering
Empathy and mothering seem like a good blend, until it starts to produce some wear and tear on our bodies. Then what?