I'm a big supporter of nursing in public, but I never was able to. My kid is just too curious. If we're out, Teddy wants to look around. He could be starving, but would never be able to nurse because there's just too much to see. Even at home, we nurse only in my room, with the lights off and the door closed. Sometimes the alarm clock is so interesting he can't concentrate on eating. A few w  Read more 

How a day founded as a badass anti-war protest designed to give voice to peace-advocating mothers has turned into a brunch and manicure festival remains a confounding mystery to me. While I have no strong feelings against celebrating Mothers Day (or brunch. I do hate manicures though), I have, at best, apathy. The main reason for this apathy is that while of course I want to fe  Read more 

Each morning, I am a very sad Cathy-cartoon cliche, standing in front of my closet and lamenting that I have nothing to wear. ACK! Make that silently lamenting. Because I am too embarrassed to say this to my husband, who would raise his eyebrows when he peered inside to see clothes upon clothes stuffed on shelves and falling off hangers. I hate all my clothes. After turning 30 and having  Read more 

I’m deeply honored (and MEGA-EXCITED, amiright castmates?!) to be performing in Listen to your Mother Chicago (http://www.listentoyourmothershow.com/chicago/) this Sunday May 5th! This show, founded by Ann Imig with the goal of “giving mothers day a microphone,” is like no other show I’ve been a part of. Which,… guys, I’ve done some duratio  Read more 

Newborn baby! So exciting. You saw the pic your buddy posted in facebook, with the kid's stats - weight, height, gender, name. You want to visit that tiny creature and get a first hand look. But when? And how? You want to be a helpful visitor, one that isn't making it harder on your friend who just gave birth. Here are a few tips to help you out. Follow them, and you'll be the best baby visito  Read more 

Monday. 6:20PM. The kitchen. Liz is making dinner, Ida is at the sink, Nate is working in the nearby office. Liz: Hurry up, stupid chicken! (Liz needs to leave for class in 20 minutes and is determined, after many days of there being no nicely cooked food, for today to be the day. Realizes again that she just said “stupid” in front of Ida, and that she is the problem).   Read more 

Your friend just had a baby/is the parent of a young child. You’re child-free (or maybe just a sometimes-socially inept fellow mom like me) and supportive as hell, but you’re having a tough time knowing what to say sometimes. You want to be helpful, empathetic, and kind, but it’s hard to relate. If you’re honest with yourself, you don’t really know what her life i  Read more 

Big article in the New York Times this week about "elimination communication" (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/nyregion/babys-latest-going-diaperless-at-home-or-even-in-the-park.html) - fancy talk for not using or using less diapers and learning to read your child's signals of when they have to pee or poop. We've done EC, as it's often nicknamed, with Teddy since he was about eight weeks old  Read more 

In his latest post for WBEZ (http://www.wbez.org/blogs/nico-lang/2013-04/changing-face-chicago-comedy-106777), Nico Lang talks funny business with some radass women in the Chicago comedy scene. I am honored to be included in this hilarious group and perhaps feeling happier still for the opportunity to sit down and shoot the breeze with one of my favorite writers. If you’re wondering, the  Read more 

You've never been closer than you are right now, my friends. In the immortal words of R. Kelly (there's something nobody should every type), "it's the freakin' weekend, baby, I'm about to have me some fun." This fun will be more "go to school and rehearsal then make pizza with my family and watch Monsters Inc." and less "Crystal poppin' in my stretch navigator", but still... Anyway, here'  Read more