I Can Say This Now
February 27th, 2023 | by Cheryl Klein
We’d all been holding our breath for so long. We’d all been on our best behavior
Browsing the "Hold it Lightly" Category
Fear and Loving in Los Angeles
January 10th, 2023 | by Cheryl Klein
My 7-year-old is watching The Croods: A New Age again. It’s better and weirder than you’d think—a tribe of warrior
We Met a Mom in Reno Just to Text and Cry
May 31st, 2022 | by Cheryl Klein
"Chantal tested positive for meth, so whether she knows it or not, she’s not going to be allowed to parent."
The Tooth Fairy for Grownups
March 25th, 2022 | by Cheryl Klein
If you get a root canal, a GrubHub gift card appears in your inbox. If your boss sends you a
Open Cases: When You Can’t Know How It All Turns Out
February 22nd, 2022 | by Cheryl Klein
Years of court dates and appeals stand between us and adoption
Omicron Echolalia: It’s Kind of Like Last Year, It’s Kind of Not
January 17th, 2022 | by Cheryl Klein
When you reach the front of the line, there is no mobile clinic, just a lone woman in blue scrubs. “The van didn’t show up today,” she says
Onesie, Never Worn: On Miscarried Adoption Dreams
November 8th, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
Who did I think I was, acting like I was going to have a baby, just because I had a ream of papers and receipts and a promise
On the Other Side of the Curtain: A Year of Waiting
February 23rd, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
The word that squeezes your stomach like a jungle snake is "unfair." You deserve a baby. Your dad’s girlfriend deserves the vaccine. Fairness—what a ridiculous concept to cling to
The Joy of Mediocre Cooking
June 25th, 2020 | by Cheryl Klein
Even though I’m chronically grouchy, I’m fulfilling one of the major requirements of motherhood. With help from Trader Joe’s, my co-parent
Someone Else’s Kids
May 7th, 2020 | by Cheryl Klein
How was I supposed to treat them all fairly when their circumstances were so different