The Three-Month Rule

Finding out that you're newly pregnant is exciting and you want to tell the world; but doctors always say it's safer to wait until after the first trimester. Do you tell everyone now and deal with bad news later, or wait until everything is "safe"?

Second-Time Baby Showers?

Can't We All Just Get Along?

I'm a work-from-home mom. Where do I fit in? I notice there's this weird vibe between "stay at homers" and "9 to 5ers." Can't we all just get along?

Date Night: A Sad Idea?

When I was kid-free, I thought a married couple's date night was the saddest thing on the planet. Isn't every night (or at least every Friday and Saturday) date night? But then I had a baby and date night has become Christmas -- it's about once a year, there's lots of preparation and I always look forward to it.

Playgroups: For Kids ... or the Moms?

People always say it's "for the kids," but are playgroups really mom's playdates? From happy hours to knitting clubs, discover the new social groups.

Fast Food and Kids: A Do or a Don't?

I've always vowed to never feed my child a Happy Meal. But when do you bend your vows for convenience? Does that me a bad person, giving my child a twisty cone?

I Am Green with Parent Envy

The Great Debate: One Child ... Or Two?

I've always just wanted one child. I'm comfortable with one. So why am I thinking about two, when I always thought people with two children were crazy?

Is Parenting Less Cool Than Being Single?

A single person may talk about their job or love life. Why shouldn't I talk about the love of my life -- who cares that she's three months old?

The Best Part of Being a Parent

When your kids go to school? When they have good manners? When it's date night? Find out!

My Kid is Cuter than Your Kid

Do you secretly judge other children...and their parents?

Is It Just Me, or Are Moms Getting Hotter?

Around my 'hood there's no such thing as the wash-and-wear hairstyle. True, you may see some lounge wear -- designer lounge wear -- but a trip to Costco is more like a fashion show, full of 'Juicy' moms. 'Tan and gorgeous' in aisle three, 'blonde and beautiful' meandering the frozen food section.

Celeb Moms Suck

I love it when celeb moms say they want to "experience parenting" and be "hands on," and then we see pictures of them shopping on Rodeo, exiting sushi joints every other day and (my personal favorite) vacationing in Paris. The 'hands' they may be referring to are the nanny's, the chef's and the housecleaner's hands.

Mom-empathy

Does being a mom make you more empathic to children you don't even know?