PinnedNew house, same shitshow — literally“Oh, great. So, I’ll get murdered first,” my 8-year-old son, Archer, says, deadpan. It’s the first time I’m showing him and my 5-year-old…Nov 5, 202424Nov 5, 202424
PinnedShelving my marriage and starting a new chapter with my own bookshelves“Jesus, Meghan. You cannot buy a vibrator off of Temu! Are you trying to blow up your vagina?” my friend scolds me from across the…Jul 25, 202412Jul 25, 202412
PinnedAI girlfriends and DoorDash: Lessons on lazy parenting“Mom, you always cook. I’m sick of it,” my 8-year-old son, Archer, groans after I ask him what he’d like for dinner.Oct 21, 202463Oct 21, 202463
PinnedShaving off the past“So how are the ladies wearing their pubic hair these days?” I ask. I’m on a group text with a few of my closest girlfriends and genuinely…Sep 26, 202421Sep 26, 202421
Dating through divorceI’ve never enjoyed dating. To me, it’s always been wildly stressful with little payoff. OK, the stories it has given me are priceless. But…Sep 29, 202319Sep 29, 202319
The crazy ways we cope with break-ups“Men like red nail polish,” my mom informs me as we stand in front of a wall of nail polish at a salon, trying to decide on a color for our…Aug 8, 2023741Aug 8, 2023741
Some people suck: Take the high road“Take the high road, Archer,” I tell my 7-year-old son after he tells me about a kid being mean to him at summer camp. This is a far cry…Jul 15, 2023281Jul 15, 2023281
The ‘little things’ help you leap through divorce“Do we think Nanny is at home or at her Frog’s?” I ask my kids, Archer, 7 and Isla, 4 as we turn the corner, approaching my mom’s house…Jun 21, 202324Jun 21, 202324
Co-parenting can be sucky and sweetFor the most part, coparenting during a divorce sucks, especially a contentious one. Trying to communicate with a volatile or unresponsive…May 30, 202322May 30, 202322
Divorce-Inspired Dinners: Cheers to Cooking with CucumbersAfter my first divorce-inspired dinner essay, I received several messages from women — some former colleagues, others acquaintances and…May 2, 202331May 2, 202331
Dinner and a divorce“You’ll feel better in two years,” every divorced person I know tells me, which is a lot by the way. Some follow up with dumb advice like…Apr 13, 20233Apr 13, 20233
Six weeks of maternity leave is absurdI went back to work six weeks after giving birth to my daughter, Isla. I was still bleeding. My breasts were still leaking. My hemorrhoids…Aug 5, 20215Aug 5, 20215
I’m not a dog momIt incites me when a woman identifies as a “dog mom” or refers to her pup as her “ four-legged kid” or even worse, “fur baby.” These are a…May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
My oldest friend died youngWe woke up in bed together. It was the morning after my bachelorette party, just over a year ago. There was an empty bottle of Tito’s…Feb 9, 20211Feb 9, 20211
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