Category Archives: motherhood

Bitty Buddha 101: How (and Why) to Make a Mean Person Your Friend

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Jenny

I can’t count how many times someone’s called my first-grader a little Buddha. He’s an insightful little fart, often boiling down life’s tough stuff into the simplest terms from the backseat of my Hyundai. And he’s always unusually happy, even when his … Continue reading →

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You’re Doing It All Wrong: Parenting in the Information Age

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Jenny

To circumcise or not, to vaccinate or not, to breastfeed or not, to co-sleep or not: Parenting young kids has become a series of capital-W watershed choices that are presented as ways to make or break your child—physically, emotionally, developmentally. … Continue reading →

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All Better

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Jenny

My son wept today. Even though he’s six, such displays are rare with him. The tears were over a Lego creation he worked on for maybe an hour, tops, something he very generously called a Transformer. To me, it looked like it … Continue reading →

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