I’ve used a kids night light with my 3-year-old for a year — and she’s never gotten out of her bed early! Ever!
Who else wants their toddler or preschooler to stay in bed until morning? Can I see a raise of hands? All of you do? OK, great. I thought so. Just checking.
I don’t know about you but I live for that moment when I close the door to my child’s room at night. That’s when I finally get to release the beautiful trappings of motherhood for a few hours before I go to sleep myself. I love my daughter. I adore her. And she is a great kid. But parenting even a great kid is exhausting. No?
3 medical tests you should know about when trying to conceive.
I couldn’t wait to receive the call — and also dreaded it. Every time before, the tone of the nurse’s ‘Hello’ gave away the bad news: “I’m sorry, your HCG was negative.” I was not pregnant, again. What went wrong this time? Why? How?
Today her voice was bright and happy, “Congratulations!” “You’re kidding…,” I said.
So, after 5 ½ years and with a happy, war torn heart, I could finally say: I’m having a baby. That’s 5 ½ years of miscarriages, needles, visualizations, hypnosis, diet changes, yoga, hormones, blood tests, ultrasounds, workshops, acupuncture, surgeries, egg retrievals, staggering medical bills—…
A haiku series for the pandemic
3 TV shows that changed the landscape of entertainment by showing weakness
What do a dirty cop, a confused almost thirtysomething, and an orphaned self-made chess champion have in common? Take a good long look at three of the best TV series the dramatic world has ever seen and you’ll find quite a bit. I dislike forced comparison as much as the next person but if there are three TV shows that turned the recent tides in the world of entertainment I’d say they are The Shield, Russian Doll, and The Queen’s Gambit. Each of these dramas has a strong protagonist and an even stronger point of view. …
A haiku series for the pandemic
A haiku series for the pandemic
A haiku series for the pandemic
Viral writer Julio Vincent Gambuto’s crazy year of success despite — or thanks to — a pandemic
When I asked Julio Vincent Gambuto— writer, filmmaker, and director of Team Marco, the movie Leonard Maltin calls “a life-affirming feel-good movie” — what his favorite children’s book was, he immediately answered The Little Prince. Why?
“It’s going to sound really heady and crazy, but it taught me the word ‘ephemeral.’ We learned it in French class actually. We read the book in French first and then in English, and our teacher, Madame Kuhn, found great joy using the word. I think I was just really intrigued by the idea that nothing is forever. …
Wisdom from an obituary writer on living well
It wasn’t ever a goal of mine but I write obituaries. I’m not a big fan of death. Who is? Expect maybe people who dig horror movies. And I avoid those at all costs. I can’t stand the sight of blood. Especially my own when I get blood drawn. I refuse to look at those little vials. But, back to writing.
I started out writing articles and doing interviews for my alma mater’s seasonal publication that goes out to all the alumni from my college. The editor asked me to take over the “back of the book” when the current…
A haiku series for the pandemic
Katie Grant
Mom | Journalist | Top Writer in Parenting The Ascent, Good Men Project, The Writing Cooperative, Publishous “I find the story. Fast.” www.katiegrantwriter.com
