Joni Edelman

Look, I'm not saying McDonald's did this themselves, I'm just saying, a lot of the people that work there probably agree.

Let's get to it—a primer on The Sex.

As long as I can remember having paid attention to the media, I can remember a woman's weight—or body in general—being a news story.

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.

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

How do I raise a boy to love and respect all women regardless of size in a world where he is bombarded with images of what is attractive?

Is that incense I smell? A drum circle in the distance perhaps? Chanting? Herbal potions? Perhaps a cauldron? Could it be homebirth?

In honor of World Bipolar Day, I present a sample stream of consciousness based on my experiences living with this disorder.

Sam: The first time you mentioned that you have five kids I was like WHAT THE ACTUAL. FIVE HUMANS. FIVE HUMANS CAME OUT OF YOU. Like, not at the same time, but they came out and like, that sounds painful and scary WHY DID YOU DO THAT??

I’m lucky to be smart, to have an astonishingly good memory. Or maybe I’m lucky to be bipolar.