by Stephanie | Sep 29, 2014 | family life, funny, parenting
I crouched in front of my daughter before leaving for work. “Ekimo kiss,” she announced, rubbing her nose back and forth vigorously against mine. “Buffly kiss,” she requested, offering her cheek for me to bat my eyelashes against. “We...
by Stephanie | Sep 18, 2014 | family life, motherhood
It felt just the same as any other afternoon I picked her up from childcare. I opened the heavy front door, removed my shoes, and signed her out in the notebook on the table. The noise of happy children playing drifted over from the rug in the other room, and then my...
by Stephanie | Sep 15, 2014 | blogging, HerStories, motherhood
I wanted to put a whole bunch of exclamation marks in that title, because I am unbelievably excited about the publication of the second HerStories Project anthology, My Other Ex: Women’s True Stories of Leaving and Losing Friends. Along with my co-editor,...
by Stephanie | Sep 10, 2014 | family life, funny
Slumber Parties. Pillow Fights. Giggling Girls. Karaoke. KidZ Bop. Friends, I have emerged from the other side of the “First Sleepover Party” experience, and I’d like to share my wisdom with you. You may think, “How hard can it be to have a...
by Stephanie | Sep 7, 2014 | funny, motherhood
As the mother of two young daughters, I have always patted myself on the back for not neglecting my personal marital time (that means “sex life”, in code, in case my grandma reads this). But I’d be lying if I said our intimacy hadn’t been tainted by our...
