I discovered, quite early in motherhood, that the longest and most painful deliveries occur when you give birth to stepchildren.

A basic rule of baking is that, in general, it's almost impossible to make an inedible batch of brownies.

The strongest common bond between the genders is the universally acknowledged truth that both men and women are unhappy with their hair.

I wasn't very good about the pain. I started screaming for painkillers after the third contraction and didn't stop until my daughter was eating solid food.

Our mother's first gift to us comes at the moment we are born, because Mom, as she will subsequently remind us over and over, gives us the Gift of Life Like many of the gifts we receive from our mothers, the Gift of Life usually doesn't fit properly and is almost never returnable without a major hassle.

Your sister is the only creature on earth who shares your heritage, history, environment, DNA, bone structure, and contempt for stupid Aunt Gertie.

Changing schools and friends is hard on children and can often make them desperate and lonely enough to form closer ties with a sibling.