Joni Edelman

Our relationship has been a little complicated. I've loved you a lot, and I've loathed you at least that much, but mostly you've just gone unnoticed. Except for those 5 to 7 days every four weeks when you made your presence quite evident, what with the river of life blood and the random excruciating, and from what I can tell, unnecessary, contractions.

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

You can work your butt off and still be left with a tummy. Bummer.

So you fed your baby some formula instead of breast milk. His future is not shot. Really. It's not—and The Guilt serves no one.

She says she’s worried that the cat, whose name is Jack, doesn’t know what’s going on. She tried to explain to him that she was leaving for a while.

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4. A high school government class.

New research suggests that brain inflammation occurring independent of a disease may be linked to depression. Could a "cure" be on the horizon?

My decision to bed-share with my children despite potential SIDS risks has less to do with studies, and more to do with instinct.

The FDA has approved a new drug for banishing double chins . . . it's ACID.