With heavy media focus on Yahoo!’s Marissa Meyer and Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, it’s no wonder that the topic of motherhood is as newsworthy as ever. Yet, this focus seems very narrow, limiting the discussion solely to mothers and work, when in … Continue reading
“Ah-vee-till?” “Ah-vie-tull?” “Ah-vittle?” At almost 33 years old, I still not quite used to the ways my name gets butchered on a mostly daily basis. When I correct people (it’s pronounced Ah-vee-TAHL for the record), it can still take them … Continue reading
I was recently asked (along with with the women of Hello Ladies and The Eloquent Woman) to help curate a list of women who inspire in honor of Women’s History Month. I was happy to name a few inspirational women to add to the … Continue reading
From The New York Times this week: They had no plan to break barriers or cause trouble. But 30 years ago in this bucolic village in northern Vietnam, the fierce determination of one group of women to become mothers upended … Continue reading
The other day, a piece I wrote that reflected on a quote by actress Elizabeth Banks went up at Bitch magazine. Banks had been discussing motherhood with People magazine and was quoted saying, “You don’t realize how easy one is until … Continue reading
Next week is my son’s birthday and instead of the hundreds of other birthday wishes I would love to have for him, something else is weighing heavily on my mind. While I normally don’t create blog posts to share my … Continue reading
Yes, I know. I’ve been horrible about keeping up with the blog. No excuses, really. Just the usual… life. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing! In fact, I’ve been writing a ton. I’ve just somehow managed to find people … Continue reading
Guns. I’ve written about them before. About my own distaste for them and my fear over my little boy getting to “into” them. I’ve even written about how I willingly took to the land of laser tag and *gasp* enjoyed … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, a Huffington Post piece written by Allison Tate went viral. Tate’s post, The Mom Stays in the Picture was everywhere – tons of friends linked to it on Facebook, Twitter, and in emails. The post talked … Continue reading
The kiddo has been really into The Berenstain Bears lately. He stumbled across some well-loved copies of mine and my brother’s while visiting his grandparents a month or so ago, and since then he has immersed himself into the folksy world of … Continue reading
