Failing at EverythingMy urgency to get pregnant after I got married came from the need to accomplish Big Life Things as quickly as possible so that my mother…May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
My daughter’s COVID traumaA few weeks ago, my daughter choked on a blue Peep marshmallow. We were standing in the kitchen after dinner. She had turned away from me…Mar 28, 2021Mar 28, 2021
Working Out the Pain: Seasonal depression, weight gain, and COVIDIn Wisconsin, we joke that spring is more of a journey than a season. It comes in waves of warm, sunny snow-melt days, interspersed with…Feb 28, 2021Feb 28, 2021
Apparently there’s a childcare crisis…I’ve stopped listening to most of my podcasts. I listen to NPR Up First in the morning on my commute from the bedroom to the coffee maker…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021
Mama Behind the Mask: An AutoethnographyIt has been almost a year since our “Madison Gals” chat expanded from a loose connection of monthly game night gatherings to…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
