The story behind the story of my first piece for Romper.
Tag Archives: motherhood
How To Talk To Your Little Kids About Hard Things
Life can be difficult. Knowing what to say to your child doesn’t have to be.
Interview in Slate
When I opened the March 11 email from my son’s school, I learned life wouldn’t be going back to normal after spring break. Based on what I knew about children in general, my kids in particular, and myself, I knew what I had to do next: Make a schedule. Six months later, Slate’s executive editor wanted to hear from me about how that worked out for us. I was happy to talk.
Introducing My Autistic Son
In my first essay where I introduce Owen as the autistic person he is, I write about how I used to worry about Owen’s success in school this fall, but everything that’s happened in 2020 has given me a new perspective. I now can see that success isn’t the goal, growth is. I hope you’ll read my latest for Scary Mommy, “I Was Already Worried About My Autistic Son Starting Kindergarten — Then 2020 Happened.”
The Chart That’s Keeping Me Grounded This Pandemic School Year
How the scientific method can help parents of young kids feel hopeful about Covid Schooling.
A Small Essay Victory
What submitting essays to publications taught me about connection, rejection, and vulnerability.
What Raising Butterflies Taught Me About Miscarriage
How I learned to live with pain and possibility.
I Am a Mom Whose Neighborhood Burned During the Protests. It’s Time to Defund The Police.
All parents, whatever our skin color, must demand something better for our country than a militarized police force
I Evacuated From Minneapolis. This is What I Told My 4-Year-Old.
White people like me need to listen to black people and keep talking to our children about race, justice, and what’s right.
I Live in Minneapolis. This Is What I Told My 4-Year-Old.
White people like me need to talk about race, justice, and what’s right. Even when we are worried we’ll get it wrong.