Joni Edelman

Good news: they'll probably grow out of it. Bad news: probably not until they are 23.

By baby three, well let’s just say things are a little anticlimactic, at least where furnishings are concerned. Hand me down crib. Check.

You know what’s an epidemic? Making people feel second rate and ashamed, criminalizing them for something like having an obese pregnancy.

The argument against homeschooling is always the same: “Kids need to socialize.”

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.

It doesn’t get any more difficult to insult ourselves, regardless of how old we are. It would be ideal if it got easier to respect ourselves, but it generally doesn’t do that either. Every year you age, and every year the aging you looks at the you of the years before and thinks, I can’t believe I thought I was fat/ugly/etc.

When I heard about accusations that Lena sexually abused her sister, I was astonished. And my visceral emotional reaction prompted powerful questions.

Being vulnerable, being seen (even lumpy and naked), admitting weakness, asking for help — these acts inspire and edify.

My decision to bed-share with my children despite potential SIDS risks has less to do with studies, and more to do with instinct.

Actually, no, I'm not a gluttonous moron.