insomnia

What It's Really Like: Inside The Head Of An Insomniac

You are comfortable in your bed. You no longer have to use the restroom. Your baby is sound asleep upstairs. Your husband is breathing deeply next to you. Just sleep.
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Healthy, insomnia, Sleeping, what it's really like

Dec 28, 2012 at 2:30pm | 51 comments

parenting

Can Working Moms Have Hobbies?

I guess “get a hobby” is easier said than done.
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Family Drama, parenting, bad moms

Sep 4, 2012 at 10:00am | 51 comments

kids

Why Long-Distance Relationships (With Your Family) Suck

Each hello and each goodbye with my family is always the same. A potent cocktail of guilt, yearning, wistfulness, and even resentment swirls around each encounter.
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Family Drama, kids, long distance family relationships, relationships

Jul 23, 2012 at 4:00pm | 83 comments

birth order

Only Child Syndrome: Let’s Put This Stigma to Rest

I didn't need siblings and my son doesn't either.
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Family Drama, birth order, children, only child syndrome, parenting

Apr 25, 2012 at 11:00am | 146 comments

dancing

It Happened to Me: I Was Too White (But Not White Enough) for Hip-Hop Dance

Trying to make it in New York as a dancer is a humbling and sometimes humiliating experience. What I was not prepared for was the racial divisiveness in the hip-hop dance community and the accompanying white guilt that followed.
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It Happened To Me, dancing, hip-hop, race

Feb 17, 2012 at 3:00pm | 50 comments