Ayelet Waldman

Before I was married, I didn’t consider my failure to manage even basic hand tools…

As a novelist, I mined my history, my family and my memory, but in a…

Another parent’s different approach raises the possibility that you’ve made a mistake with your child…

During the periods in my marriage when I chose to stay home with my kids…

One of the darkest, deepest shames so many of us mothers feel nowadays is our…

I was a lesbian for a semester at Wesleyan – it was a graduation requirement…

I have two daughters and I have done everything in my power to prevent them…

The thing about youthful offenders is that no one seems to care about them. Most…

Well, you know, I was raised by a 1970s feminist. My mom had a consciousness…

I always tell my kids that as soon as you have a secret, something about…

Is Valentine’s Day a day to make cupcakes with your children? No, Valentine’s is supposed…

I’m sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor, but I’ve never met any…

I feed my kids organic food and milk, but I’ve also been known to buy…

Personally, I think four is the perfect number of children for our particular family. Four…

So many women today have become so focused on their children, they’ve developed these romantic…