raising girls

Marina is in her fairy-dress era, which would be completely adorable if she didn’t wear every dress backward and pair it with a face full of snot and an attitude …

Marina is the ultimate independent nugget. At age two, she’s dressing herself, throwing away her own diapers, and commanding me to leave her room. Is she an adult already? Parenting …

I used to think the teenage ’emotional rollercoaster’ was an exaggeration—until I lived it. From crying in my minivan after HOCO pictures to unexpected office snuggles, this is the reality …