Joni Edelman

You know what’s an epidemic? Making people feel second rate and ashamed, criminalizing them for something like having an obese pregnancy.

As the mother of three teens, I'm here to tell you: You have nothing to freak out about.

You should know that she is a really awesome human.

Good god, where will I ever find someone who will love me in such a pitiful condition?

It's not always easy to find a new partner when you have kids in tow. But not only is it possible, it's worth it.

A weekly trip to Walmart would end in tears — first theirs, then mine. Them pining in the toy aisle. Me saying no. Over and over. It wasn’t so much that I wanted to buy my kids whatever they wanted, it was that I couldn’t.

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

All boobs are good boobs. And all areola too!

They will 

Silly me, I thought the darn thing took care of itself. Little did I know I was sorely mistaken and had a vagina complex.