Have you ever had a moment when you tried every one of those five S’s (five times each, even!) and not a damn one of them worked? Don’t get me wrong, I think the shushing and all is a good place to start. The truth is, there are going to be times with most babies […]
Remember Joanne? Yes, that Joanne. Hilarious, brilliant Joanne, who was afraid of giving birth to a criminal in episode 15. I had all kinds of plans with her. Plans I told you about. To talk to her after her son was born every few weeks, and to see how her struggles evolved. We tried it. […]
The tables have been turned. The very thoughtful Evan Forman, a new dad, asks me the questions on his podcast Necessary & Sufficient. The conceit of Evan’s show is, he sends his guests two words in a manila envelope—which you are not allowed to open until he is recording. Not surprisingly, my words were: I […]
Over the Christmas break, my husband and I went on a Sasha-less overnight excursion and left Sasha with my parents at their house. This is the second time we’ve done that, but Sasha was too young the first time to remember it. Word has it, she had a blast. Playing on the playground at the […]
One day last summer I was changing Sasha’s diaper, when she looked me dead in the eye and asked, “Mommy, what is fuck?” She enunciated the ck in a way that made it clear she was imitating my usage when I’ve tripped over a plastic egg for the thousandth time, or my 20-pound cat has […]