Talking about parenting is not easy. The mommy wars have left us all feeling like every discussion is a battlefield and every comment is a grenade, launched with the express purpose of making other parents feel inferior. It starts when the child is still in the womb, of course, with discussions… Read full post »

Five years ago, I lost 110 pounds by counting calories and exercising. I went from a sedentary, “obese” 34-year-old to a healthy, relatively slim 35-year-old runner. Then I promptly got knocked up (on purpose), and gained 85 pounds (not on purpose). I’m still carrying those 85 pound… Read full post »

One of my neighbors has a little wooden sign next to his driveway that reads “Proud to be an American,” and every time I walk past it I cringe. Not because I’m somehow anti-American, though I’m sure there are many people who would take my distaste that way. I cringe because… Read full post »