Malcolm and Simone Collins: “Cheaper by the Dozen” for the 21st Century
Malcolm and Simone Collins continue to intrigue me, which infuriatingly is the whole point of their in-your-face publicity stunts and marketing plan. […]
Teddy Roosevelt: “It is not the critic who counts…”
In a speech in Paris in 1910, Teddy Roosevelt said: “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points […]
Why Being the “Fun Mom” Does Not Work and What To Do Instead
I’ve had the experience and heard many mothers share it of trying to be “fun.” When you go out of your way […]
Laura Vanderkam’s “I Know How She Does It”: Time Tracking and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Laura Vanderkam is a married mother of five, time management expert, and concise and insightful writer. Though it’s been several years since […]
Margaret Kennedy’s “The Feast”: A Perfect Beach Read?
Reading on the beach is a careful art, made all the more perilous when you have children to keep track of. Books […]
Freedom in Full
Earlier this month, in honor of the anniversary of our nation’s founding, I wrote about the meaning of freedom at Crisis Magazine. […]
Effortless: The Complex Art of Soft Life
It’s another year of “Soft Girl Summer,” a season of relishing feminine pursuits and the finer side of life. I enthusiastically proclaimed […]
“JustPearlyThings”: Pearl Davis and the Problem of the “Modern Woman”
People love to hate Pearl Davis. Like Nara Smith and Hilaria Baldwin, Pearl attracts no end of ire on the internet but […]
Mindy Pelz’s “Fast Like a Girl”: A Valuable Resource for Women
After writing about fasting a few years ago, I had the unpleasant experience of not being able to fast. There are, as […]
The Wonder Babies Evolve: Leaving Daycare
Last year, I was intrigued by a line in an article about the superhuman wonder babies of a “pronatalist” couple of almost […]