PinnedMeghan KreinShelving 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 25Jul 25
PinnedMeghan KreinDating 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, 2023Sep 29, 2023
PinnedMeghan KreinThe ‘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, 2023Jun 21, 2023
PinnedMeghan KreinDinner 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
Meghan KreinThe 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, 20231Aug 8, 20231
Meghan KreinSome 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, 20231Jul 15, 20231
Meghan KreinCo-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, 2023May 30, 2023
Meghan KreinDivorce-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, 2023May 2, 2023
Meghan KreinSix 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