Yoo hoo! I’m still here. Are you? Somehow I talked myself into taking on a full time project, and it’s seriously eating into my writing time. There are so many things I’ve been wanting to blog about… Like this new HBO show about an executive who has a nervous breakdown. (Has anyone seen it?) And [...]
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I’m bursting with my good news: I’m officially a blogger for the Huffington Post! Over the last few days, I’ve been gushing to friends about this. They always seem a bit baffled by my excitement. The conversation usually goes something like this: Q: Weren’t you already a blogger for The Huffington Post? A: Well, I [...]
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OK, I’m glad that’s over. The hospital fantasy, I mean. That’s a self-portrait of me, post-surgery. I won’t bore you with the gory details but it was scary and it hurt, as expected. I had a reaction to the painkillers and got really sick, and then I had to lie on the couch for nine [...]
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We’re unplugging this week. Family camp, here we come! I hope to not so much as glance at one electronic communications device all week. So you have more time to read last week’s post, if you haven’t already. I hope you will. It took me forever to put it together. And if you’re still looking [...]
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Circle of Moms is asking people to vote for the Top Political Mom Blogs. Take two seconds and vote for MomsRising.org, a blog that’s making a tangible difference in our lives by connecting with lawmakers, and getting them to prioritize issues that affect all families in America. (LIke paid sick time, maternity leave, and so [...]
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This is from Tina Fey’s new book, “Bossypants.” It’s delicious. Makes me want to write a version for my son. (Thanks for sending, Julia!) A Mother’s Prayer for Its Child First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches. May she be Beautiful but [...]
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There’s a provocative essay in last week’s Wall Street Journal called “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.” The author, Amy Chua, describes her strict parenting style: no play dates, no school plays, no grades lower than an A, calling her daughter “garbage” when she is very disrespectful or “fatty” to shame her into losing weight. This, [...]
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I have a burning question that I hope you will answer: What would you like to see on this blog? A brief history I started Working Moms Break in March 2010 to make sense of a major crisis in my own life, and in the lives of many of the women I know. I’m so [...]
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This one is for the California readers. (For you non-Californians*, please see the bottom of this post for an overly simplistic and very opinionated overview about our wacky election process.) Confused by the latest crop of statewide initiatives on the ballot? No problem. The Women’s Foundation of California has just released their voter guide. You [...]
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I drive a minivan. There. I’ve said it. Maybe you think that’s not cool. I’ll try not to hold that against you. I happen to think that SUVs, which are less fuel-efficient than my minivan, aren’t cool. I hope we can still be friends. Toyota has come out with this video (“Swagger Wagon”), proving that [...]
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