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Dear Mom Friend, I think you’re amazing. Smart, beautiful... funnier than Conan even. I love hanging out on the front porch with you and sharing a bottle of wine. I don’t mind making a dozen Rachel Ray casseroles...

I get this question a lot — I’m sure many of you do, too. Mainly by strangers, but sometimes by acquaintances who don’t know me well enough. “Do you have other children?” I normally respond with,...

For as long as I can remember, intercourse has been painful. I barely recall it being enjoyable in my 20s, but for the most part, it has hurt me more than it has pleasured...

It is one of those things you think will never happen to you. You hear stories on the news. You have a friend of a friend who was a victim. It seems as likely...

This is Part IV in a series of blog posts by the author who has chosen to stay anonymous during her fertility journey. Click to read Part I, Part II and Part III. Today...

I wouldn't say I am a helicopter mom. I wouldn't describe myself as free-range parent either. I am a hybrid mother, and on my best days, I think I've got the hang of it....

This is Part III in a series of blog posts by the author who has chosen to stay anonymous during her fertility journey. Click to read Part I and Part II. I feel like a failure...

This is Part II in a series of blog posts by the author who has chosen to stay anonymous during her fertility journey. Click here to read Part I. I am writing this one day...

I recently turned 40, and of course, I immediately freaked out that my eggs were getting older — perhaps deteriorating even as I write this blog. I was never truly convinced that I wanted a...

"I will never lose my temper and yell and curse at my child." "I will never throw things out of rage in front of my child." "I will never hit my child." No Wire Hangers! Remember that movie? Mommie...

It's not that I don't want to have sex--because I really do. It's just the person I'm married to does not. I am certain he loves me--he just doesn't love to make love. No, it...

I have two healthy kids and had two totally normal pregnancies. Besides the normal heartburn, morning/all day sickness, I'd say they were pretty easy. No complications at all and were both 41 weeks. I...