Uncategorized – Her Bad Mother

23 Sep

What A Girl Wants

A couple of months ago, I told Kyle that I didn't want any gifts for our anniversary. "I just want this: our hike. Planned, prepped and executed. Figure out the kids and the timing...

0 Comments

5 Mar

These Girls Want You To Vote For Hillary

by Catherine

Like A Girl, Moving Images, Uncategorized

Because, they say, it would be an inspiration to all girlkind. And because years and years and years of pretty much only men as world leaders and “seriously, again, 5 billion, like, old guys?”...

0 Comments

24 Jun

Welcome Amy - friend, medstore storyteller, pills and a new contributor to this space. My father had a distinctive voice. It had a kind of intensity. It was naturally domineering and controlling. It was...

0 Comments

28 Oct

Find The Balance

by Catherine

Adventures, Uncategorized

Pretty close to about 90% of my stress and anxiety has to do with work. I love my work, I really do, but it's intense, and sometimes complicated, and sometimes I start and end...

0 Comments

1 Aug

A Princess Is A Wish Your Imagination Makes

by Catherine

Disney, Like A Girl, Princess, Uncategorized

When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a princess. I wasn’t particularly fussy about what kind of princess I might be; indeed, my definition of ‘princess’ was pretty loose, to the...

1 Comment

19 Jun

On Mama Bears And Fear And The Terrible Question Of What Would YOU Do, Really?

by Catherine

Heavy, Home Page, Uncategorized

HLN called me the other day and asked if I would comment on this terrible story. It really is an awful, horrible, ugly story, and one that I would ordinarily prefer to not comment...

3 Comments

4 Apr

This Week In Mild Gratitude

by Catherine

Home Page, Uncategorized

I've sat down to write at least half a dozen times this week, and I've started about a half dozen posts (well, the same post, a half dozen times.) When I said last week...

10 Comments

25 Mar

Be The Conversation You Want To See In The World

by Catherine

Blogging, Feminism, Home Page, Uncategorized

It was right there at the top of my personal inbox this afternoon. A Dropbox file, shared by my friend David Wescott, with this note attached: As you may know, Gloria Steinem is 80 years...

29 Comments

6 May

This One Goes Out To The Mom I Love (Yes, Mom. That’s You.)

by Catherine

Home Page, Uncategorized

Dear Mom, Thank you. You’re rolling your eyes at me as I say that, I know. Oh, honey, you’re saying. We’ve had this conversation a thousand times since I became a mother myself, and it has...

0 Comments

17 Dec

Why I’m Not Talking To My Kids About Sandy Hook

by Catherine

Home Page, Uncategorized

I did not tell my children about Sandy Hook. I did not tell my children about Sandy Hook because, look: I don't want to talk about Sandy Hook with my children. I don't want to...

32 Comments

Older Posts

What A Girl Wants

These Girls Want You To Vote For Hillary

That Voice

Find The Balance

A Princess Is A Wish Your Imagination Makes

On Mama Bears And Fear And The Terrible Question Of What Would YOU Do, Really?

This Week In Mild Gratitude

Be The Conversation You Want To See In The World

This One Goes Out To The Mom I Love (Yes, Mom. That’s You.)

Why I’m Not Talking To My Kids About Sandy Hook

Follow Me On Instagram