Topic “Me, Myself... as Mommy.”

With my first two children, I thought daily about names, room décor, clothing, toys and the general magic of welcoming a new baby. Now, with seven weeks to go, I think constantly of two things — tubal ligation or vasectomy.

Brian and I started talking marriage when we were 22; even then I knew I would push forth only three children....

 

One should be concerned when her 3-year-old runs upstairs to report she collected the soul of Diablo and other Lords of Hell before they destroyed the planet.

Scarlett has either joined some secret satanic cult in our basement, or she’s spending some “quality” time with her father on the computer.

It’s as if this...

Did you know that President Obama is attempting to eradicate holidays and birthdays from the curriculum? No? That’s probably because it’s possibly the most ridiculous and untrue statement ever repeated to me while playing my monthly Bunco game.

At the time of this writing, results from the 2012 election were not in, and, frankly, I don’t...

Somewhere along the line, “miscarriage” became a taboo word — as if it should be stored in a brown paper bag like a liquor bottle.

It’s an experience many women have gone through, and yet few are comfortable sharing. It’s the pain of losing a small baby for some; others feel as if they’re wearing a badge of shame, like they failed a...

If I were seeking parenting advice, Kathie Lee Gifford would be No. 1 on my list. She is as enlightened as His Holiness, the Dali Lama — if he had a perfectly manicured foot hanging from his mouth and a cocktail glued to his hand.

Recently, Gifford made some controversial comments in Family Circle magazine regarding drug-addicted...