All posts by Ellen Himelfarb
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Thanks To My Kids’ Sporadic Barfing, We Nixed Many Summer Travel Plans
Ah, summer. Picnics in the park, frolicking on the beach, sweating in the car with a fistful of...
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My Toddler’s Scar Won’t Affect Her Dating Prospects, But Thanks For Asking
When I was young, part of the excitement of getting to know a boyfriend was discovering all his…...
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Sometimes It’s Okay To Hide Things From Your Partner
By now you all must have heard the one about the writer to Slate’s agony aunt whose husband...
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My Eco-Conscious Neighbors Can’t Stop Procreating
Is it worth all the rigamarole of leading an environmental life if you’re just going to mitigate it...
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The Sexiest Men On Television Are By Far The Dads
The biggest heartthrob on television right now is a father. Arguably the best scene in Mad...
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I’ve Raised My Family Abroad For A Decade, But My Sister’s Family Has Never Visited
When you move far away from home, there’s always an initial burst of house guests, excited to...
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My Mom Friends Are Taking Their Issues Out On Each Other
The day I became a mom was the day my friendships with non-moms started to suffer: all of...
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Being A Mom Has Made Me A Superhuman Multitasker
It doesn’t often occur to you, as a mom, how much you accomplish in a day, or how...
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Oy! Whenever My Mom Visits, I Have To Pretend To Be More Jewish Than I Really Am
“Oy,†groaned my daughter, lunging precariously for a dishrag to wipe up a spill. “I can’t reach the...
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Teaching My Dad To Be A Mom
My dad was never much help on the domestic front, to the dismay of my mother, in particular....
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My Mother Doesn’t Understand The Plight Of SAHMs Today
The mommy wars are intensifying, with figures as disparate as Ann Romney, Kate Roiphe and Maureen...
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Bedwetting: It’s Been Five Years And I’m Still Changing Diapers
My eldest daughter has always enjoyed her moments of quiet contemplation. So when she was two years old,...
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Parenting Classes: I Thought They Were Superfluous Until They Saved My Sanity
Last month I received an invitation from the local primary’s guidance counselor to participate in a four-hour “crash...
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I Wiped My Kids’ Schedules Clean And They’ve Never Been Happier
If someone were to produce a horror film that substituted helicopter parents for zombies, I’d be...
