Childfree by Choice: Why One Baby-Lover Doesn’t Want Kids

Sabrina Militello, suburban London native who loves life and adores children, doesn’t want any of her own. In fact, she and her husband have made a steadfast decision: they will not have kids. They are staunch members of the “Childfree by Choice” movement, an unofficial movement that aims to normalize the desire not to have […]

How to Travel with a Toddler Without Losing Your Mind

Traveling with your littles can be such a rewarding experience. ⁣It can also make you want to pull your hair out. An avid traveler, I'm giving some of my best tips for traveling with a toddler without wanting to lose your mind!

An Ambivalent Mother’s Journey to Motherhood

When I was seven years old, I built fairy camps out of sticks, stones, and moss in my grandparent’s back yard. I would set a single place setting at the little campfire and build one clover-soft cot for sleeping under a tent of twigs. First Published: March 4,2019… Last Updated: January 29, 2020 My daydreams […]

The Apathy of Fertility

Fertility apathy - it's becoming more and more common, especially among educated women. But as one PhD who has prioritized her career over children time and again says, maybe it's not apathy, after all. Maybe it's it's own form of motherhood. Maybe it's love.

What Happens When We Compare Our Children?

From early on in life, it becomes very easy to make comparisons. After becoming a mother, I've found that we compare our children far too often to others.

Confession Time: Places Made for Kids are the Worst

Am I alone in this? Do you secretly hate these places too? Do I walk into these massive spaces filled with people acting like they're enjoying time with their kids, but they all actually want to collapse on the floor and cry? Or am I missing some kind of trick? Where can I go for my tot that doesn't belong in the Inferno?