When I initially wrote the article Why Can't I stop fighting in front of my children for the Washington Post I had no idea that it would unleash a virtual hail storm of hate aimed directly at me. Why did I write it and put myself out there in the stratosphere- to be picked apart and judged by anonymous, faceless internet users, the majority of whom harshly criticized my admission that I fought … [Read more...]

So here I am in the rolling Hocking Hills ( that's just on the outskirts of the Appalachia, nestled in Ohio, cue the banjo) where toothless men- dying to meet a real New Yawker like me- proudly display their stuffed birds mounted to a piece of wood and graciously fete me with compliments like; "You know you look just like Ellen Degeneres."My favorite girl  Lady and the … [Read more...]

It all started innocently enough. I made the fatal flaw of allowing my 12 month old baby boy (the last child I knew I'd carry in my womb) to fall asleep in my bed before I transferred him to his crib. Why did I not simply put him in his crib to sleep? That is a really  good question, which I've asked myself each night over the past four years as I attempt to get in a few zzz's with a small … [Read more...]

This has been a very strange period in my marriage and while my husband and I are trying to get through it what I know for sure (thank you Oprah) is that above all else we are committed to raising our kids as a team. Once you have kids with someone- I think the whole marriage game and your investment in it completely changes. And when I get a letter from my nine-year-old daughter, in which she … [Read more...]