Mama Drama: Respectful Independence
March 12, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My eight-year-old son has recently become very rude and disrespectful. Every time I ask him to do something he argues with me. When I try to help him with something he becomes surly …

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We Are Not Eating Ariel, and Other Tales of False Advertising
May 13, 2008 – 12:38 am | 11 Comments

A few nights ago, we had tilapia filets for dinner. Joel, age four, remarked on the color of the meat. He wondered why fish is always white. My husband told him some fish, like salmon …

When Arms Are Empty: A Pregnancy Loss Primer
April 29, 2008 – 12:47 am | 15 Comments

Every pregnancy ends.
Ideally, a pregnancy ends with an ice-chip-fueled marathon of contracting, pushing, or with the flash of a scalpel in an operating room. A bundled baby with goopy eyes and a little hat …

If You Read This Post, I’ll Shave My Head*
April 17, 2008 – 12:35 am | 22 Comments

School is sucking my son’s love of reading down a greasy, hair-lined drain and I’m afraid it won’t come back.
My handwringing may seem dramatic and over-the-top, but you didn’t just spend three hours trying …

That Which Does Not Kill You Makes Them Laugh at You in the Break Room
March 28, 2008 – 12:04 am | 14 Comments

Have you ever called Poison Control?
When I was pregnant with our first baby, we called. Did I ingest Lysol? Was I overcome with ammonia fumes? Did I take too many prenatal vitamins? No. I …

I Had My Children To Ruin Your Pleasant Dining Experience
March 19, 2008 – 12:38 am | 37 Comments

It was my husband’s birthday, so we decided to celebrate by taking our family out to lunch at a downtown Denver restaurant famous for their dairy-based desserts. Our six kids were very well-behaved, and one …

I Hope My Children Say the “F” Word
March 11, 2008 – 12:33 am | 7 Comments

When I was about eight and she was five, I tricked my sister, Alison, into saying a very bad word.
I did not know what the word meant. I just knew it was bad. I …

Men in tights and the women who watch them
February 26, 2008 – 12:48 am | 8 Comments

When Nini, my sister-in-law, and I stepped off the elevator and into the crowd at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, we didn’t know which way to go.
We had just left my car …