June Cleaver and Playboy: Our air-brushed ideals of motherhood
“What kind of mother do you want to be?” she asks. Not me, another she. I hate this question. It’s in cahoots with: What kind of person do you want to be? Well…thanks for asking…I want to be fit, successful, bright, well-read, tidy, organized, sexy, assertive, giving, open, fair-minded, strong, emotional (but not too emotional) … Continue reading
Collaborative art with a one year old: Healing my artist within
I have begun what I hope will be a liberating lifelong artistic collaboration. My co-artist is as uninhibited as they come. He paints with whatever he can get his hands on—turns the brush around and draws with the back. He uses his hands. Pours paint directly onto the paper. He loves glitter paint and often … Continue reading
Spiritual motherhood: Great love as a lesson in letting go
I live in Bermuda. It’s no fault or cause of my doing. Life blew me here. Yesterday I stood with my face to the wind and my family at my back on a little beach near our house. I offered my life to the universe to do with it as it sees best. When I … Continue reading
The Art and Science of Parenting 