I love to watch my kids play sports. I love watching water polo. I love flag football. I love the fast pace of the basketball games. I even love the boring (sorry, it’s true) baseball games. I don’t care if my kids win. I don’t particularly care if they play that...

Fortunately, my daughter finally learned to hold her own sippy cup. Unfortunately, my milk dried up. Fortunately, my son started to walk then run. Unfortunately, now he runs away from me every chance he gets. Fortunately, I’m soaking up my son snuggling quietly on my...

It would be difficult to find a human being out there who wouldn’t support offering modern mothers an opportunity for a little self-care. There’s nothing wrong with a mani-pedi or a mid-afternoon coffee with friends. I can’t quarrel with a girls’ weekend away or a...