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.
Tag Archives: motherhood
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.
Savoring Stopped Me From Wasting My Life
What infertility taught me about a life well-lived.
Don’t Post, Don’t Tell
Mothers in America aren’t allowed to claim the elements of a good story online, and it’s hurting them in real life I have a picture on my phone that I wish I could show you. It’s the kind of thing the internet is made for. Cute baby with rolls for days. There’s a fluffy catContinue reading “Don’t Post, Don’t Tell”
