42 Rules for Working Moms. Culled Down from 8 Million, Perhaps.
It’s challenging enough trying to figure out what to do with a screaming baby who requires your undivided attention…
Mommybloggers Take Over the World. Or at Least the Bookshelves.
There is one book that the editors of CMP have been waiting for more eagerly than any other: Sleep…
The Baby is Here. Now What Do I Do With Him?
It seemed like the great anticipation of meeting your baby was quickly dashed by the fact that he really…
If Your Breastfeeding Boobs Wrote a Book
There’s not a lot of fun involved in breastfeeding in the beginning, as I can attest as a two-time,…
Rockabye by Rebecca Woolf: A Shining (Yet Tatooed) Beacon in a Sea of Mom-oir Sameness
When former CMP contributor Rebecca Woolf left us to pursue other writing opportunities, we were terribly disappointed but hugely…
Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad (Bad, Bad) Baby Names. And We Don’t Mean “Krystynne.”
When a newly-pregnant woman asks me for advice (okay, it’s not like it happens all the time, but it…
Gift Baskets Without That One Sucky Item In Them
The problem with most gift baskets is you don’t always like everything inside. (Unless it happens to be the…
“Mommy, What’s That Dog Doing to That Other Dog?”
I’m a sucker for the hilarious questions kids ask–who isn’t?– particularly if I’m not the one who has to answer them all. Which is why I haven’t put down the absolutely engaging new book, Father Knows Less, Or "Why Can’t I Cook My Sister?": One Dad’s Quest To Answer His Son’s Most Baffling Questions.
When Owen Wilson Talks, I Listen
The idea of "going green" sounds fantastic in theory, but trading up to a Prius and installing solar panels on my house is not in my near future. But thanks to The Green Book, I’ve learned that saving the planet is easier than I thought.
Surviving Those Nine Long Margarita-Free Months
When I first cracked the cover of The Newly Non-Drinking Girl’s Guide to Pregnancy: Advice and Support for Surviving 40 Weeks without a Cosmopolitan I was wary. "Surviving" without a Cosmopolitan? Isn’t that overstating the case a wee bit?