What the cardi b and stefon diggs baby teaches us about survival
I was standing in my dark kitchen at three in the morning, eating a cold samosa over the sink, when the photos dropped on my feed. The perfectly lit hospital bed, the flawless makeup, the custom football-themed swaddle wrapped around...
Co-Parenting Chaos & What I Learned From Pop Culture
Dear Sarah from six months ago, You're currently sitting in the driverβs seat of the Honda Odyssey in the Target parking lot. Itβs 9:15 AM on a Tuesday. You're wearing those black lululemon leggings that have a crusty, chalky smear...
What The Lil Durk Baby Mama Drama Taught Me About Co-Parenting
My mom sat me down at the kitchen table over a plate of lukewarm eggs and told me to just smile and wave politely at my husband's ex during drop-offs, like I was the grand marshal of a small-town parade....
Divorced With a Secret Baby: Emotional Triage for the Family
My own mother told me to sweep the entire situation under the rug. The therapist assigned to us by the clinic suggested we hold a radical honesty circle with a talking stick. My lawyer advised me to communicate exclusively through...
What Chris Brown Baby Mamas Taught Me About Blended Families
I was sitting on our living room rug last Thursday, surrounded by a mountain of wipes, assorted plastics, and tiny socks, staring at a whiteboard. I had literally drawn a flowchart to map out how my 11-month-old son, Leo, would...
What The Kodak Black Baby Mama Drama Teaches Us About Co-Parenting
Dear Jess from six months ago. You're currently sitting on the cold linoleum floor of the laundry room. It's somewhere around 2:17 in the morning, and you've dried spit-up crusted onto the shoulder of your only clean t-shirt. The dryer...
What A Celebrity Circus Taught Me About My Blended Family
Dear Jess from six months ago, You're sitting on the laundry room floor right now, scraping crusty oatmeal off a pair of toddler jeans with your thumbnail while hiding from your own kids. The Etsy shop alerts keep pinging on...