Dear Marjo

In this final installment of Dear Marjo, a first-time mom seeks advice on how to come to terms with her decision to have an epidural, and how to keep the…

Dear Marjo, What in the ever-loving hell is wrong with people? A few days ago I dropped off my kids at school, as usual, and stopped for coffee on my…

Dear Marjo, Now that my kids (ages 5 and 7) are in school, birthday parties are getting more complicated. When they were younger they hardly noticed who was there or…

Dear Marjo, Help me before I run away. All day, every day, someone is tugging at my sleeve. It’s all “I’m hungry!” or “He’s grabbing!” or “Look at me! Look…

Dear Marjo, My eight-year-old son is having a problem with a playground bully. He’s not being physically attacked or anything. But it’s more than teasing. This other kid is always…

Dear Marjo, We are vegetarians, and have been for years. Our friends and family are great about accommodating us, and if in doubt, we always offer to bring our own…

Dear Marjo, My husband and I have an only child. I’d love to have more, but we can’t because of secondary infertility. This has been unbelievably sad for us, but…

Dear Marjo, I’m a new mom with a six-month-old baby girl whom I absolutely adore. For the first time in my life I know what it means to say that…

Dear Marjo, I’m already crying as I write this, because I’m so scared to even think about it, never mind see it in black and white. But I never really…

Dear Marjo, I have a simple question that I’m hoping you can answer: Where the fuck did my body go? I used to be a runner, loved the intensity of…

Dear Marjo, When my husband and I got married, we made a “life plan.” We call it “People, Places, and Things,” and that’s exactly what it is: the people we…