Meg Sacks
The Golden Age of Boyhood
Hang on, you boy mamas of wild toddlers and sleepless nights, there is a magical time coming in your near future, I promise. It's...
You Know You Want One: The OG American Girl Dolls Are Back!
Yes, you read that right. In honor of the 35th anniversary of American Girl dolls, the company has just re-released the original cast —...
The Precious Love of a Long Marriage
I laughed a few years ago when I looked up traditional 11th-anniversary gifts on The Nest — it’s steel, by the way. There were...
It’s Not Moms Who Need to Change — It’s Their Jobs
Did you know that in September, more than 80% of the more than one million people who had left the workforce were women? The...
Love Is the Gift I’ve Been Given
Mothering Sunday is what Mother’s Day is called in the United Kingdom. How fitting, that it is a verb and not a noun. Celebrating...
D*mn, I Got Insta-Scammed!
Okay, I admit it, I love shopping. Online. I don't have time for anything else. It's fast, easy, and shows up at my door....
Doing My Best? Most Days I’m Just Trying to Make It Through
Most days I’m just trying to make it through. That’s not how I wanted to go through motherhood, nope. I thought I’d be all...
Why I Don’t Want to Forget the Bad Days
There are many, many difficult, impossible days when you have young children. The days you slog through without sleep. The days when no one...
We All Need Some Extra Christmas This Year
If we needed the holidays, Christmas trees, merry carols, Happy Hanukkahs, dancing dreidels, celebrating seven principals, or feats of strength, THIS is the year....
The Real Reason Moms Are So Exhausted
Last night, our 4-year-old son woke up and came into our room before 5 a.m. For the third night in a row. He asked...
Dear New-ish Mom: Chill
Not you with the brand new squish of an infant tucked under your chin. You just try and get as much sleep as possible...
Mommy Is NOT a Magical Fairy Princess
Both of them were crying. Red-faced, screaming, tantrum-y, it's-past-5-o'clock-why-did-I-sign-up-for-this crying. Times two for twins.
I had put the wrong lotion on their chapped lips after...