BREATHING UNDER WATER by Renee Macalino Rutledge
July 11th, 2016 | by Renee Macalino Rutledge
We are in line for snorkel equipment at Hanauma Bay. I know Maya is nervous because of all the questions
Browsing the "On Balance" Category
ANNA DOOGAN on the Length of Scars
June 22nd, 2016 | by Anna Doogan
My son and I watch the animated tiger onscreen, the jagged black scar slashed across his face, the dramatic battle
The Objectification of Female Suffering: JUNIPER FITZGERALD’s Notes from the Desk of a Crazy Bitch
June 20th, 2016 | by Juniper Fitzgerald
I know you’ve seen her—shoulders hunched, toes pigeoned, and head hung low, she is the most docile and unassuming kind
Can Acknowledging My Weakness Actually Be a Sign of Strength? Asks WENDY KENNAR
May 31st, 2016 | by Wendy Kennar
Strength is easy for my second-grader son to define. He can stand in front of his bedroom mirror, flex his
Me and You and Everyone We Know and Miranda July and Postpartum Depression by RACHEL KESSLER
May 25th, 2016 | by Rachel Kessler
I am trying to talk with Miranda July, celebrated performance artist, writer, visual artist and filmmaker, but my uterus is
Debbie Weingarten on PATIENCE AND THE AERODYNAMICS OF CATS
May 24th, 2016 | by Debbie Weingarten
Walking to a country mailbox with a newly mobile toddler is a lesson in patience. The once-five-minute walk now takes
HE CAN WALK ON HIS OWN by Sherisa de Groot
May 18th, 2016 | by Sherisa de Groot
I’ve been the subject of openly shared opinions, as I walk down the streets of Brooklyn, ever since coming back
What is MAMAPALOOZA? — M. Joy Rose on How to Rock Hard and Thrive
May 11th, 2016 | by M. Joy Rose
There’s this big wowza sounding festival happening this weekend in NYC: Mamapalooza. It’s in its 15th year, and was founded by the same rad
IT’S TIME TO GET A DOG: Kendra Lubalin on Siblings with Different Needs
May 2nd, 2016 | by Kendra Lubalin
My daughter loves puppies more than chocolate cupcakes and Beenie Boos. Combined. She loves puppies as much as she still
We Followed the Baby Jesus Dolls: RUXANDRA GUIDI on Parenting as an Atheist
April 27th, 2016 | by Ruxandra Guidi
One of my first existential questions had to do with the sign of the cross. En el nombre del Padre,