Because I'm the Mom

It always seems like such a great idea in, say, October. Who doesn't want to save the Earth? But who has time to deal with solar panels? If I do, you do. In the name of busy women everywhere who would love to save the Earth, I offer this list of tips, resources and ideas in an Earth Day one-stop-shopping list! Read More

I’m not one for silver linings, but I am a teacher and a parent. Trayvon Martin's horrifying, senseless death offers our country an important opportunity to take it personally, to take stock, to see what his death means in our daily lives. Read More

No excuses. No judgment. No competition. It’s a friendship at its most basic. As women of a certain age, our bodies are already moving in upsetting directions against our will. This is our best option for averting complete gravitational disaster. Or at least holding it at bay for a while. So if you see us running by and feel the urge to cheer us on—don't. Read More

Today’s news that former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering from a heart transplant sends me right back to the most horrifying day of my life, the day I became the sister of a heart donor. When Cheney, 71, first announced he needed a new heart, many asked if he was too old. I say: That’s the wrong question. Read More

Sex, Stress and 'Drunkorexia': The Secret Lives of College Students. Students today – especially young women – are under more stress, seeking more help, taking more medications and reporting more stress and depression than ever. What’s going on? Read More

Divorce lawyers say Facebook is their new favorite investigative tool. Why? Because so many people are finding and documenting their affairs on the social networking site. Read More

A new study says social media like Facebook and Twitter are more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol. Read More

There we were, mom and me – two women whose bodies represent the glory and reality of American women who have lived life fully in their own un-worked-on skin — eating air-popped popcorn watching Hollywood's eating disorder parade. Read More

He celebrated every triumph, grieved every loss, galumphed beside us on every hike through every literal and emotional terrain, and always slept at our feet. He placed himself on bed rest with me at the end of my pregnancy. He bore witness to it all. He outlived our marriage. He was my greatest comfort. How could I let him go? Read More

Doctors told them she would die soon. They planned her funeral, picked a delicate burial dress, chose the funeral service prayers and hymns, and fought like warriors to keep her alive with the sheer force of their will, love, faith and extraordinarily difficult 24/7 care their daughter required. And their daughter she fast became—by love and law. Read More

However you get there—and we all get there—you're in The Waiting. Now, you may choose: How will I wait? To Google or not to Google. To share or not to share. To avoid, plan, grieve, freak, prepare, meditate, deny, indulge... How do YOU Wait? Eat, Pray, Google? Read More

Why Are Women Wearing Bikinis and Stiletto Heels and Marching All Over the World? Read More

Hillary Clinton, (the Secretary of State), is sexting-sensation Rep. Anthony D. Weiner's wife's boss and longtime friend. Does Hillary regret standing by her man? Read More

Let's agree to fast-forward through the gruesome parts of the Maria Shriver - Arnold Schwarzenegger crash-and-burn we already know. The maid, the child, the wife and maid giving birth days apart, the 20 years she worked for them, the humiliation and horror of THAT, the identities of the maid and the child, blah, blah, blah blah, the whole bloody mess is out there. Read More