The Seeming Impossibility of Motherhood: Letting Go While Still Entwined
Our children are just coming to the age when everything depends on my efforts. They are delicate in health, and nervous and […]
Don’t Date to Make Friends and Other Thoughts on the Tragedy of Postmodern Dating
If you publicly advocate for marrying people you meet in college and spend most of your time singing the praises of motherhood, […]
“Gift from the Sea,” Grace, and a Woman at Peace with Herself
The source of our agitation is rarely external. We want badly to believe that someone else bears the blame for our sour […]
What Stops Mothers from Creating? Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Womanhood as an Integrated Whole
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife of pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh and an aviator in her own right, thought she should have written more. […]
On the Verbal Acuity of Two-year-olds
Listening to young children master spoken language is entertaining. The mystery of our words and patterns of speech come back to us […]
Like It or Not, the Hilaria Baldwin Workouts Work
Assailed by a tragic death and legal woes, Hilaria Baldwin is back in the news. The tragedy and legal trouble pertain to […]
A Mom By Any Other Name…
Motherhood is filled with thankless tasks and daily obligations. You can delegate and outsource, but the soul of motherhood is to bring […]
Can You Make a Child More Likeable?
Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them. -Rule Number 5, Jordan Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life” […]
The Hilaria Thomas Baldwin Accent Controversy and the Real Reason People Love to Hate Hilaria
Before the dawn of the internet, it seems people could con their way to infamy with a strategic move to a new […]
George MacDonald’s “The Princess and the Goblin” and a Vision of Sheltering Motherhood
Are people of the British Isles exceptionally good at writing about mothers or do the British Isles have exceptionally good mothers to […]