Mom tries to wean her 18-month old from breastfeeding during a mountaineering trip to Bhutan and develops acute mastitis.
Being Here
Mom wrestles with letting go of her to-do list to be present in the moment with her young son.
All Night Long
Mom realizes she is not the only woman awake in the middle of the night caring for a child.
An Unexpected Path: It begins with awareness
I was out of town and standing in a long line, sandwiched between two mothers with their children we all started a conversation. Talk was typical enough, but quickly changed …
An unexpected path: Guilt and Kindergarten
Last Friday my daughter and I attended the open house at our local public kindergarten. I think I should have felt nervous and a little sad that she will be …
An Unexpected Path: Jelly Beans
Last weekend we dropped by a friend’s house. A gracious hostess, she led Anna to the kitchen for a treat. Anna emerged with a quizzical expression on her face and …
An Unexpected Path: Perspective
I was going to write about how this process has been exhausting, frustrating, and disappointing. How hard it is to be away from my firstborn when she calls crying everyday …
An Unexpected Path: Gtube
In a few days I will stop feeding my child. I will do it slowly, dropping meals over a week’s time. I will not give in and feed her the …
Sharing the Spotlight
I'm the oldest of two, as is my husband. When we decided to have a second child, I wondered what it would be like for our new baby to be the only second-born in a house of firsts. And I worried.
She Shook My Baby: What Happened to the Daycare Provider
By Tiffany Verzal. A story about a child that was the victum of shaken baby syndrome.