10 THINGS MOMS DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT THE BABY BLUES: A Comic by Lisa Lim
December 2nd, 2015 | by Lisa Lim
Really, the number one thing to know about the “baby blues?” If your blues are severe, ask for help and
Browsing the "On Balance" Category
RACHEL AIMEE in Defense of the “Silly Frilly Dress”
November 18th, 2015 | by Rachel Aimee
A few months ago my five-year-old daughter Alicia became obsessed with the TV show Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. My
The “A” Word: WENDY KENNAR on Parenting with an Invisible Disability
November 9th, 2015 | by Wendy Kennar
It’s not the “c” word. It’s the “a” word. But not that “a word.” Although it does feel like a kick in
HOW I STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT WOOLF AND WROTE MY TITS OFF: Jennifer Hayden on Art and MUTHA-hood
October 19th, 2015 | by Jennifer Hayden
In my roaring twenties, I was determined to be a great writer. Short stories, fiction, booze, late nights, angst. I
BREASTFEEDING IS THE TITS: Or at least that’s what they say… Comics by LISA LIM
October 16th, 2015 | by Lisa Lim
Mommy-hood is a total trip. It’s filled with raspberries, sleepless nights, tickles, a lil ick, lots of yuck, lost socks,
BIRTHING PLANS: Comics by Emily Flake from MAMA TRIED
October 6th, 2015 | by Emily Flake
What? Want More?? Here’s the book: Mama Tried is not a parenting manual. I do not have any particularly sage advice for
YOU CAN TAKE A BABY TO SCOTLAND: An Excerpt from Ayun Halliday’s NO TOUCH MONKEY!
September 24th, 2015 | by Ayun Halliday
I’ve gushed on about Ayun Halliday in these pages before. She is one of MUTHA’s mother/writer idols. So, hey—guess what? Feminist
YOUR MUTHA IS A WITCH: Allison Carr on Religion
August 6th, 2015 | by Allison Carr
Before we even started trying to get pregnant, my partner and I took her aluminum motorboat out to an Elk
Sleep Nazi by FRANCES BADALAMENTI
June 24th, 2015 | by Frances Badalamenti
The sound of the baby in the other room wakes me from a mostly restless sleep. It is dark and
Pop Culture is Like Cupcakes: MAMA PANTS Comics by Tyler Cohen
June 12th, 2015 | by Tyler Cohen
Tyler Cohen is a cartoonist who draws about her family. Check out more MAMA PANTS comics here!