Meg Sacks
Dear Mom and Dad: I Get It Now
"Because I said so." "I'm the Mom." "Pick up your stuff." "Brush your TEETH." Over and over I heard myself saying these things to...
‘What Will Survive of Us Is Love’
My son is really into history. He likes learning about presidents and events of the past and people who changed the world. He loves...
The Worst Part of Motherhood
It's not the spit-up or vomit in your bed in the middle of the night. Or the pee in your face from a new...
The Heartbreak Over Their Growing Up
We are done. No more training wheels. A few teeth to lose, sure, but even the trucks and Disney princesses don’t really hold their...
My Kids Keep a Summer Journal (and They Love It!)
Recently we took a big trip for two weeks to Boston. Before we left I was going through back-to-school communications and saw that my...
Boston: Why We Love This City for Kids!
We recently spent two weeks in Boston with four kids. Our oldest attended a special program she had been accepted to during the day,...
What I’ll Miss Most Now That School Is Over
School is almost out, and I am happy and sad about that. Happy because the camp schedule will be easier on me, I won't...
Would I Be a Better Mom If I Didn’t Work?
After 11 years and three babies while working you would think this question would no longer cross my mind, but it does. I did...
The ‘No TV’ Rule In Our House
We have a "no TV" rule in our house. The rule is: No TV during the week. You'd think it would make our life...
The Child That Makes Me Slow Down
I have four kids. Four wonderfully made, beautifully different kids. One has to be outside playing with a ball at all times, one spends...
Saving Monkeys, Wiping Tears, Fighting Fires Every Day
"You're gone an hour and complete chaos erupts," says my husband as I walk in the door from a run.
"That's why I always feel...
Something About Boys and Their Mamas
When someone tells me they are having a boy I smile inside. I had always, always wanted all girls, and our second was a...