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15 Nov

Songs of Innocence & Experience

One of the most difficult things about pregnancy, for me, was that it forced me to confront myself as a biological creature. It forced me to experience myself as a...

30 Sep

We Do Not Go Gently

by Catherine

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My mom and I talk a lot about the passage of time. “It feels like it goes both quickly and slowly,” she says, as we talk about my recent anniversary....

24 Jul

Self-Care in the Beauty Aisle

by Catherine

Beauty

It started with a DIY turmeric face mask that my daughter discovered somewhere on the Internet. It was a miracle mask, apparently: it would help acne, rosacea, clogged pores, dullness,...

21 May

The Femininity in Fiction Reading List (Part I)

by Catherine

Home Page, The Feminine Revolution

It will come as no surprise to anyone who has spent more than an hour with me that I am a big fan of reading lists. Odds are, if we’ve ever...

17 May

Life is precious. Life is precious. The words keep surfacing. Life is precious. Sure, yes. But. -------- Tomorrow, Jasper turns 11. It’s his birthday, and that’s lovely and I’m excited and there’ll be...

11 May

Kaleidoscope

by Catherine

Beauty, Home Page

(This post is made possible with support from AARP’s Disrupt Aging.) I don’t remember my mom being all that concerned about beauty or style when I was growing up. We were...

30 Dec

We Know Nothing Of This Going

by Catherine

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I’ve had a headache for days. Six days, I think. Maybe seven. I think that it started when Lily’s decline became obvious, when it became clear that we were going to...

2 Aug

Life is a Radical Act

by Catherine

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I don't remember when I stopped writing about ordinary life as a mom. I actually think that it was a long time ago, longer than you would think. I may...

26 Jun

Yes, Kids Need Social Media

by Catherine

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The other week, Glennon Doyle Melton - who I love - tweeted that she doesn’t let her kids use social media. I know that she’s not alone in this. Lots of...