Meatless in Seattle
Dear Marjo, We are vegetarians, and have been for years. Our friends and family are great about accommodating us, and if in doubt, we always offer to bring our own food so we don’t impose on the host....
View ArticleBullying: Mom to Mom
Dear Marjo, My eight-year-old son is having a problem with a playground bully. He’s not being physically attacked or anything. But it’s more than teasing. This other kid is always taunting him,...
View ArticleDodging the Storm
Dear Marjo, Help me before I run away. All day, every day, someone is tugging at my sleeve. It’s all “I’m hungry!” or “He’s grabbing!” or “Look at me! Look at me! Look at me!” Then, when it’s not my...
View ArticleRSVP Hell
Dear Marjo, Now that my kids (ages 5 and 7) are in school, birthday parties are getting more complicated. When they were younger they hardly noticed who was there or what we did. But now they care. How...
View ArticleOn Judgy Moms and Plugged-in Kids
Dear Marjo, What in the ever-loving hell is wrong with people? A few days ago I dropped off my kids at school, as usual, and stopped for coffee on my way home. There in the coffee shop I saw a woman...
View ArticleThe Perfect Birth Plan
In this final installment of Dear Marjo, a first-time mom seeks advice on how to come to terms with her decision to have an epidural, and how to keep the critics at bay.[Read more...]
View ArticleWho Needs a Man?
Dear Marjo, I am so embarrassed to be writing this and my husband would feel terrible if he knew. But ever since my baby boy was born, I cringe every time my husband touches me. I’m not talking about...
View ArticleOf Claws and Doritos
Dear Marjo, Ever since my baby was born, my friends have been telling me to remember “self care.” I don’t even know what this is. I’m not kidding – I have no idea what people mean. A few people have...
View ArticleHow to Toast a Frozen Waffle
Dear Marjo, I’ve been home with my kids since they were babies. I've absolutely loved being a stay-at-home mom, but now that my youngest "baby" is in middle school, it feels like it's time to go back...
View ArticleScrew Normal
Dear Marjo, I have two sons. My oldest, who is 7, has Down Syndrome, and my youngest, age 5, is “normal”—whatever that means. They are like most brothers: Sometimes they get along, and sometimes they...
View ArticleSelfie Love
Dear Marjo, My daughter showed me some photos she posted on Instagram that she meant to be cute and funny. But there are a couple of comments that aren’t. In fact they’re really offensive. One comment...
View ArticleFacebook Fail
Dear Marjo, My son is having some serious psychological and physical problems. He’s seeing a therapist and has great doctors, but he’s missed a lot of school, and his social life is nil. My family is...
View ArticleJune Cleaver: The Exorcism
Dear Marjo, I have three amazing kids who are smart and funny and most of all exuberant. I know it’s a cliché, but they really do fill our home with love and laughter. But they also fill it with crap....
View ArticleBlack and Blue
Dear Marjo, I had my first baby about six months ago. I was pretty emotional for the first few weeks, but I knew about the baby blues so I wasn’t surprised. But it’s gotten so much worse, and I’m...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Working Mom. Apply Within.
Dear Marjo, I’ve been home with my kids since they were babies. They’re older now and I’d like to go back to work, but I feel like Rumpelstiltskin, like I’ve been asleep for years and years, and now...
View ArticleRich Mom, Poor Mom
Dear Marjo, When my husband and I got married, we made a “life plan.” We call it “People, Places, and Things,” and that’s exactly what it is: the people we want to be, places we want to live and...
View ArticleTennis Balls in Tube Socks: The Gravitas of Motherhood
Dear Marjo, I have a simple question that I’m hoping you can answer: Where the fuck did my body go? I used to be a runner, loved the intensity of spinning, and rebounded on the weekends with hot yoga....
View ArticleThe Myth of Bonding
Dear Marjo, I’m already crying as I write this, because I’m so scared to even think about it, never mind see it in black and white. But I never really bonded with my baby, and I’m afraid that means I...
View ArticleA Little Advice About Advice
Dear Marjo, I'm a new mom with a six-month-old baby girl whom I absolutely adore. For the first time in my life I know what it means to say that I would do anything for someone. I don't care if you...
View ArticleOnly Ain’t Lonely
Dear Marjo, My husband and I have an only child. I’d love to have more, but we can’t because of secondary infertility. This has been unbelievably sad for us, but we’re trying to accept it and find ways...
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