Author Archives: advicefrommarta
Judging Isn’t the Problem
You hear it all the time in the s0-called “Mommy Wars.” “I hate how judgmental other moms are.” “I hate being judged because I bottle-feed/work/stay home/spank/wear/don’t wear my baby/let my kids sacrifice small animals in my neighbor’s yard.” Guess what … Continue reading
My Dream Mother’s Day Gift
I’m pretty sure I know what I’m getting for Mother’s Day this weekend. But if you want to know what I really want it’s this: I’d like an entire month where I don’t see another article that explains why American … Continue reading
My Mother’s Pills
The following things have been known to give my mother a headache: rain, cold, heat, hunger, arguments, stress, breathing. So, I knew when we were out the other night and I needed something for a headache, she would have it. … Continue reading
Fear and Lock Downs
Yesterday my children’s school was on “soft lock down.” There had been a home burglary in the area and the police requested the lock down as a precautionary measure. I didn’t find out about it until the lock down was … Continue reading
Sheryl Sandberg & What We Really Need
I’ve read articles about Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, Lean In that make me want to read it. I’ve also read articles that make me want to run away from it. One of the articles I read discussed the idea that women should … Continue reading
Cancer Sucks
This post is part of the Donna Day blogging event to raise money for St. Baldrick’s. I have been thinking a lot about cancer lately. I’ve been thinking about two children I know and love, who are now both battling … Continue reading
Marissa Mayer, This Time it Is Personal
When the then pregnant Marissa Mayer became CEO of Yahoo I did not rejoice. I wasn’t happy or unhappy for her, I don’t know her. Given the huge differences between her career and mine, I didn’t really see how her … Continue reading
Please Be Quiet
Lately, I really want my children to stop talking. I am running out of patience for being quizzed on the rules of baseball or hearing any more about the Patriots and their record, or why Lovie Smith of the Bears … Continue reading
Reality vs Mom
I like to think that when my children think about their grade school years and what I was like as a mother they’ll think about the Y’s Annual Indoor Family Triathalon. We’ve done it twice now, and it’s a lot … Continue reading
Sympathy for the Racist
One of the things that parents, and others in the sensitivity training business, are always trying to teach is seeing things from the other side, the idea that other people’s experiences and background may lead them to different conclusions and … Continue reading
