READ SOME OF MY PAST Fiction and Non-Fiction
The Cottage
I Finally Refused to Accept the Blame as a Struggling New Mom
I Finally Refused to Accept the Blame as a Struggling New Mom
"Every summer weekend, rain or shine, we packed the car and headed north like an urban salmon run upstream. Turning ten felt like a big deal, and I felt like I should get to choose where, and how, to spend my birthday."
I Finally Refused to Accept the Blame as a Struggling New Mom
I Finally Refused to Accept the Blame as a Struggling New Mom
I Finally Refused to Accept the Blame as a Struggling New Mom
"For four years I’d been wearing a cape of shame related to how I parent. Somehow, I wasn’t doing it right. For four years I felt like we were floundering, and that the sleep issues—and every other challenge we encountered—were due to my own shortcomings."
Dealing with the Fallout of Becoming a Parent
I Finally Refused to Accept the Blame as a Struggling New Mom
Dealing with the Fallout of Becoming a Parent
"The first five years after the birth of my son led to all kinds of decisions and sacrifices and changes that my husband and I could never have anticipated, and that we’re still dealing with today."