Marriage is dead
When I got married at age 28, it was the right thing for me to do. It was also my only option. After all, I loved my husband and yearned to have children with him. Something powerful in me called out to partner with …
On the single mom to-do list: Hang out with adults
The demands on single moms’ time and emotional resources are far greater than many other demographics, and our financial resources – at least initially following a divorce – are far less. Which means we need to be as efficient as possible. It took me a …
Single moms (and other strong women) need alpha males
The other night my single mom friend Sarah and I were IMing about how we prefer men who are aggressive in bed. “I’m the CEO of my entire life!” Sarah complained. “Do you know how hot it is to let someone else take over for …
Your period explains the pay gap
I find it thrilling that the topic of my time is gender equality at home and at work. The tension between these two spheres indeed is the crux of where I spend much of my efforts each and every day. I appreciate very much the …
I hug my kids too much because I’m lonely
“I make Spencer hug me more than he wants to. He has to make up for his mom not getting any.” –Helen Hunt’s single-mom character, Carol, in As Good As It Gets Before I go to bed, I sneak into my kids’ room and give …
7 ways your phone is making you a bad mom
You see it everywhere you look—on the playground, in line at the ATM, in the supermarket—harried moms standing, necks bent, thumbs frantically tapping away at their BlackBerrys or Droids. And it will probably only get worse. According to a survey sponsored by Johnson & …
25 ways I will be a better wife next time
For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end. – Catherine Zeta Jones It’s easy to diss your ex. But if it really does take two, what were your shortcomings in the relationship? What …
Video: Courts shut down SAHMs
I chat with divorce lawyer Morghan Richardson, reports that family court lawyers are increasingly ordering women wanting to be stay-at-home moms to get back to work. The Mommy Wars always come to a, “Let’s respect each others’ decisions!” truce. But do divorcing mothers …
WSM in the news
NYT adds WSM to its Motherlode blogroll
NBC’s TODAY interviews me on traveling solo with kids
Ryan Seacrest plugs my 10-Yr Marriage Contract post!
I discuss kids and divorce live on Headline News
I keep stirring stuff up on The Huffington Post
Woman’s Day digs my 10-Yr Marriage Contract post
CafeMom’s TheStir loves my 10-Yr Marriage Contract idea
xoJane gives my “Beautiful Daughter” essay some love
The Awl promotes my take against SAHMs
Business Insider features my mommy money insights 
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