Before I had children I always wondered whether their births would be, for me, like the ultimate in gym class failures. And I discovered instead... that I'd finally found my sport.

A person who deserves my loyalty receives it.

The word NO, carries a lot more meaning when spoken by a parent who also knows how to say yes.

If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it.

I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if a person isn't paid for what she writes.

[On home births:] In a house where there had been three people, there were now four, although no one had come in the door.