The Lies American Culture Tells Women
Growing up, women were fed a steady diet of mixed messages of what motherhood entailed. I discovered I needed to define what it meant for me.
Motherhood
I’m Raising Kids—They’re Baby Goats!
This 30-something-year-old writer always wanted to be a mother, but never expected to find family among a herd of goats on a Vermont cheese farm.
How the National Housing Crisis Hurts Single Mothers
Rising rents, lack of affordable child care and flexible work schedules, and rental discrimination leads millions of single moms and their kids jumping from home to home—if they even have a place to go.
America’s Long History of Stealing Children
People are calling the removal of children from parents at the border "un-American." But it dates back to the founding of this nation.
This Isn’t Us
Despite the wide variety of complex female characters, there’s a surprising dearth of realistic depictions of motherhood on TV comedies. It’s time to re-draw the sitcom mom.
Does My Young Autistic Son Know It’s His Birthday?
On the eve of her son’s 10th birthday—his first living away from home—the writer grapples with her changing expectations for him as she contemplates his future.
Is There Anything Worse Than Being a New Mom During the Trump Era?
Yes, there actually is. Which is why we have to rally ourselves to pick up the phones and take to the streets.
I Survived an Amtrak Train Wreck
Just moments after escaping a tragic accident, the writer learns she's pregnant—and quickly discovers the razor-thin edge between love and loss.
I Learned the Hard Way What It Really Means to Be Poor
If you don't think you can fall into poverty, think again. And Trump, together with a GOP-led House and Senate, are going to make it so much worse.
Why Didn’t ‘Gilmore Girls’ Give Us the Feminist Ending We Deserve?
Election 2016 delivered a brutal message to women. Which is exactly why our favorite TV series must give our unconventional heroines a truly feminist future.