I have been a blogger for a hilariously long time, so this is not a complete list of my work. That would just be ridiculous and very embarrassing. This is a work in progress, I’m adding to it as I can — it is very tedious.
I am the author of a memoir, Now My Heart is Full, which people seemed to think was about “motherhood” but really it was about the unfortunate circumstance of having to grow up with a mother who was an alcoholic. She was amazing when she wasn’t absolutely loaded. But the memoir, of course, isn’t about my mother or my daughter. It’s about me. I’d write it completely differently if I wrote it today, but I didn’t do too bad.
My mother the drunk
When writers become mothers
Buzzfeed News:
Coverage of the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation trial for BuzzFeed News here and here and here.
Gay:
The Motherhood literature paradox
All my penpals are gone
Input:
Fake princesses, pulled teeth, and a whole lot of IP infringement
The Awl:
Holding on
We got Annie
My baby’s baby
The real victory is letting them think they won
Regrets of a mommy blogger
Why I hate glasses
Somebody that I used to know
How to turn your baby into content
Don’t call me ‘mama’
The quantified baby
The little things
Every day is a disaster
My daughter, brand ambassador
How to name a baby
The toys you won’t buy
The lies I will tell my child
What do I want?
The car seat
Is my baby dead? And other questions you were afraid to ask
The Relapse
The news just came in from the county of I’m looking at the internet
Other people’s babies
The suburbs
Building a village
One year with Zelda
How I got my pre-baby body back
The mimic
The witness, turned informant
This house
Dog versus baby
Rise and grind
Music for babies
After normal
The symbiote
Toward a grand unified theory of Katy Perry
Where do babies come from?
No offense to Laura Ingalls Wilder
Shot through the heart
To sleep, perchance to scream
Why my baby doesn’t eat animals
I dressed a girl and I liked it
Six months, one week, and four days with Zelda
The Verge:
For Amusement Only: the life and death of the American arcade
Who Am I? Data and DNA answer one of life’s really big questions
Your Meat Addiction is Destroying the Planet
Shopping Metallica: the history of an extremely unfortunate photo
Playing Civilization: a decade of peace and war
Atlas Obscura:
The Deck of cards that made Tarot a global phenomenon
The Cut:
Having a daughter helped me understand my own mother
The Exquisite Boredom of Vacation With a Toddler
Why Does Everybody Think They Can Ask If You’re Having Another Kid?
Making Peace With My Daughter’s Frozen Obsession
The Best Books I Ever Stole From My Mother
The Terrible Joy of Throwing Away Your Baby’s Old Clothes
Guess What Ruined the Only Smart Parenting Group on Facebook
What I Really Want for Mother’s Day
How Do I Avoid Giving My Daughter Body Issues?
Will Joking About Pregnancy Kill Your Baby?
Stop Shaming Women for Teaching Their Babies to Sleep
The Only Appetizer Recipe You Need
Please Let My Kid Know If She Is Being Horrible
No One Is Monitoring What’s in Your Skin Care
My Favorite Mommy Blogger, Karl Ove Knausgaard
That Viral Childbirth Photo Had a Tragic Backstory
The Real Reason You’ll Never Be Able to Parent Like a French Mom
New-Mom Guilt Starts the Second the Baby Is Born
Why We’re So Obsessed With Our Kids’ Sleep
Donald Trump’s Problem Isn’t Babies. It’s Women.
Why Are Childhood Fears So Specific and Weird?
My Daughter Is Potty-Training Me
Why Doesn’t Keeping Up With the Kardashians Show the Nannies?
Does Every Moment in a Mother’s Life Need to Be Inspiring?
How Early Is ‘Too Early’ to Be Born?
The Single Biggest Difference Between Parents and People Who Don’t Have Kids
My Toddler Is Having a Halloween Identity Crisis
Stop Telling Women Motherhood Is the Most Important Job
It’s Time to Regulate Baby Skin-Care Products
The Hairpin:
A van of one’s own
The shape of Emily’s coffin