Blogs about: Lori Gottlieb
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So, What Do You Do?
A perfectly reasonable question, right? It’s social shorthand for “who are you?” a convenient fall-back in the face of awkward silence or prolonged mingling; polite, simple, safe chi… more →
Undecided
Single Lady Books: Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough
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wrote 2 months ago: Maybe I dislike this book because I laughed out loud during all of Tina Fey’s Bossypants (whic … more →
Quote for the Day: Montaigne on the difficulty of waking young children
wrote 2 months ago: Since my wife started a new job, neither she nor our daughter can enjoy the luxury of sleeping in as … more →
Settle to Settle Down
wrote 3 months ago: Mr. Good Enough Scary statistic alert - There are 3 African-American women for every 2 African-Ameri … more →
What if Your Best Friends Are Your Worst Enemies?
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wrote 6 months ago: A friend of mine sent me this article, and it’s a very good read. I know many of us are gulity … more →
Righting a writer
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wrote 6 months ago: Occasionally while being online some article catches my eye and I take the time to read it. Occasion … more →
Your Only Choice is To Do What I Say!
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wrote 7 months ago: A difficult decision When my oldest son was in middle school, I got called to speak with the teacher … more →
So, What Do You Do?
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wrote 7 months ago: A perfectly reasonable question, right? It’s social shorthand for “who are you?” a … more →
“Max, you’ve been saying you’re quitting this job for three years now!”
wrote 7 months ago: Max is the kind of guy who’s capable but not driven at his job. His interests lie elsewhere and some … more →
Discipline: When "the small stuff" has enormous consequences
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wrote 9 months ago: While picking up around the house a few days ago, I finally grabbed at a ripped-off piece of pink Pu … more →
Oh No She Didn't
wrote 10 months ago: Oh yes, she did. I love to read, like really love to read. I want to share with you about my most re … more →
Freedom, Fertility and Feminism (Redux): The Real Cost of The Pill
wrote 10 months ago: At long last: your birth control pills will finally be covered by insurance! The U.S. Department of … more →
Choices
wrote 10 months ago: Last weekend I was listening to a podcast called Dot Matrix by Junior High School friends Sean and J … more →
Book Review: Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough
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wrote 10 months ago: Title: Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough Author: Lori Gottlieb Year Published: 20 … more →
Happy Kids
wrote 11 months ago: Children’s Happiness: Is It Overrated? That’s not just the question Lori Gottlieb asks in her MSNBC … more →
S(MOTHERING)?
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wrote 11 months ago: I distinctly remember the first time I shed tears as a mother (and I’m not counting tears of f … more →
How to Land Your Kid in Therapy
wrote 11 months ago: Why the obsession with our kids’ happiness may be dooming them to unhappy adulthoods. A therapist an … more →
What a knee-jerk!
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wrote 11 months ago: Just as I finally finished reading Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children, and genuinely felt I had … more →
Too Happy! Too Perfect! Too Fragile! – Part 4/4
wrote 11 months ago: Lori Gottlieb follows Amy Chua with Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State Univer … more →
How to Land Your Kid in Therapy - The Atlantic
wrote 11 months ago: I just started reading the current issue of The Atlantic, the cover of which carries the intriguing … more →
