Parenting
Resistance Can Be Playful, Too
In the face of overlapping and unprecedented crises, an immigrant mom protects her family through play.
How Do You Survive a Child Meant to Survive You?
My mind is years ahead, trying to imagine an America whose cherished ideals hold true even for a little Black boy like mine.
A Pregnancy, a Pandemic, and a Pear Tart
When I first discovered I was pregnant, we were deep into a very strange spring.
Motherhood, Metamorphosis
I do not wish to have not been a parent. But I think it is normal to imagine new existences when the world is crumbling.
He’s Starting School at Home, But I’m Just Happy He’s Here
Nothing in my son’s life has gone according to plan. Why would school be any different?
In Utero, In a Pandemic
When I say I love you, you know exactly what I mean, that this, our love, our family, is a small, fierce revolution.
In Search Of: Grandmas
Our son will grow up without grandmas, but we want him to remember these wonderful women he’ll never get the chance to meet.
My Journey from “Spare Parent” to Stepparent
If there was one thing I was clearly not cut out for, it was being a stepmom.
Songs and Stories to Keep the Ghosts at Bay
We all have them, those unmet needs or wishes from our own childhood, the painful bits that creep in and affect how we parent.
How I’ve Changed as a Parent in the Wake of My Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
On the heels of my diagnosis, I feel there is no way to construct a narrative around what’s happening to me—a deep betrayal for a writer.