Sarah Hosseini

Bio

Sarah Hosseini is a writer with the helpless tendency to tell the absolute, and sometimes hilariously uncomfortable, truth. She loves both f-words (feminism, and you know the other). Read more at http://www.SarahHosseini.com. She lives in Atlanta-ish.

Sarah Hosseini Articles

And my youngest daughter likes sparkly shoes. She likes pretty things. Image: Thinkstock.

It's OK For My Kid To Care About Looks

“Okay, we have these new bell bottoms with a red tank top, jelly bean leggings, or the purple dress,” I say.

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According to mass media, you are either a frumpy, harried, hot ass mess mom who is running around like a maniac on speed...

10 Reasons Rebel Moms TOTALLY ROCK

I love my babies, but they’re NOT my whole world. They don’t make up my whole being.

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Why I'm Done Making Mommy Wine Jokes

It’s time to get clear on why alcohol is not a cultural cliché or gimmick we should get behind. Really, it only distracts us from solving the social problems we face. We need to reject it.

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Roxane Gay Made Me Realize My Body Image Issues Are Kind Of Bullsh*t

I don’t have a so-called “unruly body,” as Gay calls it. Therefore, my body still plays by the societal rules and meets the expectations of what a woman “should” look like.

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I positioned my phone at the perfect angle to capture both my belly rolls and my smile. Image: Sarah Hosseini.

Posting A Semi-Nude Selfie On Facebook Helped Me Love My Body

A surge of adrenaline hits me. I want to snap a selfie. A semi-nude selfie.

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Unfortunately, eating the WAHM cake isn’t always sweet.

The Work-At-Home Mom Revolution: Choice Or Trap?

When it comes to the work-at-home mom revolution, it’s important to recognize that this set up is not a choice for many mothers, it is a trap.

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Why aren’t the feelings of the woman valid? Shouldn’t she be listening to her body? Her mind? Image: Thinkstock

Stop Making Married Moms Feel Bad About Not Having Sex

While we know adjusting to a new baby can profoundly impact a couple’s life (including sexual intimacy), we, as a society, act like it shouldn’t. We act like there’s something wrong with a new mother needing a time out from sex.

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