OK, it’s gonna seem like I’m on a mom shame kick this week. So let me first say HI FRIEND, YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. No matter what your kids did or did not eat today. That said, this …

I’ve loved Stephanie Land‘s writing on poverty and single motherhood for several years now, so it’s no surprise that I think MAID is fantastic. But what did surprise me as I read her insightful, gripping memoir is how much …

So that pile of papers is…my book!

In the biz, we call this “First Pass.” The manuscript has been revised, copy-edited, fact-checked and typeset… so this was the first time I got to read my words on pages that look …

I’ve written about writing this piece before, so I won’t go into all that back story again. But I wanted to share the essay once again, since it’s the last day of Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week. Already, since I …

Feeding struggles are about so much more than tubes — and unfortunately, these issues all too often go misdiagnosed. Or worse, get classified as “picky eating” and are blamed on bad parenting. Feeding Matters is a great organization that offers …

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In fact, some babies and young children will starve themselves — because eating is too difficult, painful, or traumatizing. And too often, parents face judgment instead of support. For a full list of conditions that can necessitate tube-feeding, check out …

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