Browsing the "99 Problems" Category
My Pandemic Valentine Baby: A Comic
February 12th, 2021 | by Jillian Dickson
A pandemic baby with a February 14th due date: fun times!
The “Hot Mess Mom” is an Economic Problem, Not a Mom Problem
January 28th, 2021 | by Amanda Montei
I learned that there is a certain degree of filth and fury to the work of care. I also learned that any structure of caregiving in which the number of adults is equal to or less than the number of small kids can become untenable
Living on the Emergency Line
December 16th, 2020 | by Erin Pushman
After she spends a week sick in bed, one more day sick in bed doesn’t feel unusual. But we were wrong
Can You Hear Me?
December 3rd, 2020 | by Maritza Ruiz-Kim
Sometimes: kids get just so annoying. But what if there's something we need to hear behind all the whining (or whatever)?
In Praise of Complaining
November 23rd, 2020 | by Cheryl Klein
Maybe someday things will be better. In the meantime, please bear witness to the buffet of snack foods ground into my couch
Social Distance
November 19th, 2020 | by Carla Rachel Sameth
Consistency was never my forte. My son, Raphael, comes to visit one morning and after eating, our masks are still removed, still
Postpartum Dream Sequence
November 5th, 2020 | by Becky Kling
I am surprisingly unashamed I gave birth to an insect, though I am still trying to figure out why my belly got so big for him
Where the Poop Goes: One Mother’s Journey to the Potty
October 21st, 2020 | by Julia Whitehouse
Whatever else motherhood had to throw at me, at least I had shit under control
Weird Stuff Childfree People Say
October 14th, 2020 | by Phoebe Cohen
"I can't wait for the baby to come so I can relax!"