Listing Type A

August 16, 2014
Seasons of Marriage
We are mid-point in the summer season, and I really have been missing my husband. He has been home, but I still miss him. I’ll exp...
August 15, 2014
What Women (Really) Want
We were newlyweds. I was anorexic. Trent came home one day to find me crying on the couch about the living room—about how off-ki...
August 14, 2014
Raising Great Kids – Naked Ideas
In the Summer edition of Hello, Darling magazine Dr. Townsend tackled the question of how long we should be nude in front of our c...
August 13, 2014
Organizing a Child’s Play Area
As a child, I remember forever rummaging around in a huge toy chest attempting to find the one Barbie shoe I was missing. The sh...
August 11, 2014
Love, Marriage and Crumbs
I hung up the wet dishtowel, beamed at my shiny kitchen, and skipped off to exercise, giggling over the final score. Me: one. Epic...
August 7, 2014
Fights
“Hi! You’ve reached Derek and Alex.” I could hear my own voice, recorded months earlier, filling the room. I’d been so excited to ...
August 2, 2014
Truth-Telling
At our house every topic is open for discussion. My kids ask questions about sex, injustice and are thoroughly interested in discu...
August 1, 2014
The Privilege of Femininity
For the Summer 2014 issue of Hello, Darling, we dug deep, soul-deep, into what it means to be a woman. We did our best to cover th...
July 29, 2014
SimplyFun Game Review
Recently, I engaged in a fun social experiment with my kids, ages three and five, and a friend from kindergarten. I packed up the ...
July 27, 2014
You Are Already Living Brave
Shhhhhh, it’s okay, Mommy’s here. Words I whisper often in the dark. During a child’s night terror. Or fever. Or middle of the nig...