Back in the day, when I was in man hunting mode, there were many attributes and characteristics that I was looking for in a husband. Most of them were contingent on appearance, ability to keep …

Disclaimer – The author fully acknowledges that her views may be tainted by having been raised by dirty hippies, as well as a genetic predisposition to cheapness that is encoded deep in Scottish, German & …

Despite whatever impression I may have given you, freelance writing (when the spirit moves me) isn’t the multi-million dollar career I had mapped out for myself. Forbes is hardly knocking down my door looking to …

Even before you bring your precious bundle of joy and sunshine home from the hospital, chances are, you made a decision about their sleeping arrangements. Baby’s bassinet/crib/Pack N’ Play was probably bought and set up …

There is nothing that makes me want to channel my inner Sylvia Plath and stick my head in a gas oven faster than the mounting social pressure to throw my children birthday parties. While I …

Not all child abusers hurt their children using overt physical and emotional means. There is a large percentage of the population that inflicts deep, life-long psychic scars on their helpless children, often unintentionally. These people …

Once upon a time, not so long ago, hubby and I led a child-free existence. We were gainfully employed. We had few responsibilities  beyond turning up at our white collar jobs in the morning, sober …

Somewhere, there is some sort of rule that if you dwell in suburbia, you MUST put your little girls in ballet class. Being that we don’t really buck trends in our socio-demographic cohort, we foisted …

When you become a parent, you trade-off many aspects of your former life as an autonomous adult. The first thing that disappears, never to return, is sleep. Shortly after the double lines on the pee-stick …