Joni Edelman

When I had my first child, I couldn't have prepared for the way it would make me feel.

I didn't get a lot of mothering as a child, but when I did, it was from her. She taught me how to sew, how to crochet. She taught me how to stand up for myself, to be tough. She taught me how to make fried chicken and fried okra, which I will never make, because it's fucking gross.

The Cabbage Soup Diet, aka The "Torture” Diet. You just put cabbage in water and cook it. And you eat it. All day. It is not good. You will still be hungry, and farting — very smelly, paint-peeling farting.

Actually, no, I'm not a gluttonous moron.

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.

It's #STDAwareness week here at Ravishly. We're kicking it off with this handy chart!

[CN: suicide, overdose] Gratitude stops me from ending my life, but it doesn’t stop me from wanting to end my life. Even the fierce love I have for my family doesn’t mean I don’t feel utterly hopeless sometimes.

My husband and I recently traveled together without our kids for the first time . . . in a while. And it was a brand-new ball game.

I did The Today Show, and after that spent 45 minutes talking to Inside Edition. If you're confused, imagine how I felt.

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