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Columns

Retired Columns

From “Life in the Sandwich” to “Special Needs Mama” to “Zen and the Art of Child Maintenance”—they’re all here for you to explore.

Misconceptions

The first time I was pregnant, I had no idea what was going on. I was weepy over commercials, shaky and dizzy if I skipped breakfast, prone to sobbing over…

Mother Shock | October 2004 | By Andrea J. Buchanan


Cover Moms

Gwyneth Paltrow. Kate Hudson. Reese Witherspoon. Courtney Cox-Arquette. These beautiful, young, successful movie stars have come to represent the Hollywood Elite. Yet, despite high-powered careers in one of the most…

Mom and Pop Culture | October 2004 | By Lizbeth Finn-Arnold


Freedom, Baby: Part 1

It is ironic that after employing extremely passive and dare I say, idiotic, birth-control methods for the first half of my sexual life, I am now in a situation where…

Sex in the Suburbs | October 2004 | By Heidi Raykeil


Circle Time

Have you ever stepped on an old Cheerio? Sometimes, after you crush it, it still looks like a Cheerio. It still has its perfect little round Cheerio shape. But if…

Mama in the Middle | October 2004 | By Sybil Lockhart


Desiring Books Over Babies

“Well, after looking at these results, I can say that you probably won’t be having any children,” my doctor claimed. I sat there, silently. At that time, I was 29…

Mothering in the Ivory Tower | September 2004 | By Amy Hudock


Three Julys

July 2003 The sudden emotion welling up in me threatens to overflow as I pay for the magazine, commenting to the friendly cashier at the newsstand. “Qué pena, lo de…

Mothering Abroad | September 2004 | By Kate MacVean


Two’s Company

I was so close. This close to my dream of becoming a novelist, with intermittent short story and anthology publications and appearances on “Oprah.” Well, not that close, but I…

The Girl is Mine | September 2004 | By Deesha Philyaw


Voice of Reason

I played blocks with my one-year-old daughter this morning. Stack them up. Giggle. Knock them down. She’s so easy to play with at this age. The friction is easily managed.…

Mother and Other | September 2004 | By Rachel Iverson


The Family Bathroom

Once upon a time, I took a lot of long, hot, relaxing baths. I could spend an hour in there, adding hot water as needed, simmering until tender. There may…

Degrees of Freedom | September 2004 | By Jennifer Eyre White


My Shrinking World

It seemed as if things were looking up. I often told myself that, and repeated it to others. Soon after my weekend away, Jack and I decided we needed to…

Down Will Come Baby | September 2004 | By Rebecca Kaminsky


Looking for Enjoli

Late at night, when I’ve stopped worrying about the hole in the bathroom ceiling, the mess on Nick’s bedroom floor, and the various appointments I have for the next day,…

Children's Lit Book Group | August 2004 | By Libby Gruner


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