right mom/left mom: race and religion in the 2012 election
Was this political season racially charged? In our latest episode, Elizabeth and I talk about the role that race has played in this election, as well as the unique concerns people had about a Mormon candidate. Click here to watch! . . .
mama said: working moms and childcare woes
In our latest episode of Mama Said, Sarah and I talk about the difficulties of figuring out childcare as working moms, and in our case, specifically, as moms who work from home. Click here to watch this episode! If you work from home, or out-of-the-home, what do you do for childcare? Do they have a nanny, or do they go somewhere outside the home? Is it a big issue for you, or do you feel like you’ve got in managed? . . .
old lady periods (a cry for help)
Sarah and I have our second episode of Mama Said up . . . . our new weekly show for Babble where we’re dishing about motherhood, identity, and everything in between. This week we are doing a massive overshare and talking about our periods. Menstruation woes! I haz them. I think it goes without saying, but menfolk, you might wanna sit this one out. Here! Go look at this! Okay ladies, now that we’re alone . . . Sarah and I need your help. What is the deal with periods getting worse . . .
too tired for date night
I've got some fun news to share: my friend Sarah and I are starting a weekly webcast at Babble called Mama Said, where we'll be dishing about topics from parenting to periods. (Yay! Menstruation! Stay tuned for that.) Sarah is a fantastic blogger (truly, one of my favorites) and also a good friend. In our first episode, we are talking about date nights. Specifically, how much we suck at them. Click here to watch, and let us know how you grade yourself in the date night department. . . .
what is the weirdest job you’ve ever had?
Okay, between the posts about Haiti and orphans and child labor . . . I decided it was time for something lighter. Over at Babble, I’m sharing some of my strange former occupations. I think it’s always interesting to hear what kind of jobs people held on their way to their “grown-up” occupation. Before I became a therapist-turned-writer, I had a long line of jobs . . . some of them typical, and some of them more unusual. Spoiler alert: one of them involved sliding down a . . .
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