My mother was a tradwife, a bona fide 1950s tradwife. That’s what she wanted. That’s what she got. Read more.
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Widowed: My Husband Is the Hero of My Next Book
My husband is the hero of my next book. I wanted it all — family and career. And Jon made it possible. Read more.
What About the Boys? What About the Men?
What about the boys? What about the men? Have we liberated women forgotten to listen to what our men are trying to say? Read more.
Sexy at Any Age — Tips From My 98-Year-Old Aunt Grace
Some of the best advice I got from my role model aunt was how to be sexy at any age. Read more.
I Was Young and Single for Way Too Long — Why?
I was young and single for way too long. Why? Could a book I spotted at an airport bookstore finally give me some answers? Read more.
Was I a Tradwife in the 1980s? Or a Liberated Woman in Progress?
Was I a tradwife back in the 1980s? Or was I a second-wave feminist still figuring out how to make the marriage-family-career thing work? Read more.
The Night I Forgot to Make Dinner — A Rerun From the Archives
I planned a nice candlelit evening for my husband for that night, just as I’d dreamed of doing as a girl. Except I forgot to make the dinner. Read more.






