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Bitter vs. Honest

December 7, 2011 by Caryn 1 Comment

Bitter vs. Honest

The other day I complained to a friend about a man we both knew. My words: “I’m so sick of Rich White Baby Boomer Men like him being so bitter about life because the parachute wasn’t quite golden enough.” My friend laughed and I kept going: “I mean. Really, like life is perfect for you, […]

Filed Under: Grumbling, Life, Relationship Tagged With: featured

The Mom-Heart Connection

June 10, 2010 by Caryn

Caryn: So a couple weeks back, I became That Mom. You know, the one who gets screamed at by another mom because she did something horrible and irresponsible and caused a huge commotion? That one. That was me. I’m still reeling from what transpired. Here’s the story: Our dog hates other dogs—or most other dogs. And […]

Filed Under: Craziness, Life, Mommy Revolution, Relationship Tagged With: slider

Honoring Moms, Not Motherhood

May 7, 2010 by Carla

Carla: We’re still here! More on where we’ve been and where we’re going in a minute. But first, check out Caryn’s fantastic post on Mother’s Day at her.menuetics.com. I hope she remembers us when she’s on Oprah. Anyway, we are sorry for our long absence from the Interwebs. After a long season of work-less-ness, projects […]

Filed Under: Identities, Mommy Revolution, Relationship, Roles Tagged With: slider

Livin’ La Vida…Amiga

May 18, 2009 by Caryn

Caryn: So a couple nights ago I did one of my favorite late-night things—running to the grocery store for a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread. Lame, I realize, on the “favorite thing” scale, but since becoming a mom, this tiny escape totally recharges me and I love it. Mostly because I get […]

Filed Under: Life, Mommy Revolution, Relationship

The Mom-Center of the Universe

January 11, 2009 by Caryn Leave a Comment

Half-a-Portrait

Caryn: I’m loving the feedback we’re getting on the Manifesto. And some people have raised some points that I can’t shake. One is the whole tension between not thinking we moms are the center of the universe and the reality that our kids need us to be—and that often we do want to be—of theirs.
Case-in-point: Before […]

Filed Under: Identities, Life, Manifesto, Mommy Revolution, Relationship, Roles

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