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I'm a writer in Oakland, California with two kids, one husband, and a grudging willingness to compost. I try to live by my mother's advice: "Stay inspired," and "Don't swing your handbag, honey, it's trampy."
Berkeley · humor · husband · kids · marriage · motherhood · oakland · parenthood

PTSD

July 3, 2010April 9, 2016 InsertSomethingHereLeave a comment

My lack of recent posts is due to a bout of paralysis after the unpleasant aftermath of my post, “The Party Guest.” Apparently, even when nobody but your husband knows that you have a blog (which means that nobody on earth actually reads your blog), google searches still work. Thus, people who have their names… Continue reading PTSD

bay area · Berkeley · humor · kids · motherhood · oakland · parenthood

the party guest

June 12, 2010April 9, 2016 InsertSomethingHereLeave a comment

Four weeks after Lila was born, I joined a moms’ group with other new moms who had babies of the same age. There are ten of us in all and, miraculously, they are all people I’d have chosen to be friends with. In fact, the absence of a Designated Misfit, or at least a discernible… Continue reading the party guest

babies · humor · motherhood · parenthood

life’s too short, baby

April 7, 2010April 18, 2016 InsertSomethingHereLeave a comment

Lila has developed a new mealtime technique, and has been kind enough to teach it to me.  I think you will agree that to keep it to myself would be a disservice to my community. Thus, I have printed it here. If you are eating something, and you see someone else eating something that looks… Continue reading life’s too short, baby

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realization

January 24, 2010December 11, 2010 InsertSomethingHereLeave a comment

There is a moment in the life of every mother that marks a crucial turning point in her understanding of herself as a parent. This shared experience is a common bond that links women through the ages and around the world, traversing racial and economic boundaries with the universality of its truth. This moment can… Continue reading realization

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downtime

January 23, 2010July 6, 2011 InsertSomethingHereLeave a comment

Just for the record, blog is the worst word ever. Phonetically, it is identical to the heaving sound our dog makes just before producing a foamy pink puddle on our wood floor. I hereby formally object to the name. Not that anyone will care. I am well aware that, despite being all I think about,… Continue reading downtime

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