Is She a Good Mom?
Can she live up to what we all need her to be? GOOD MOM has big shoes to fill, but she must take tiny, quiet steps. Does she know what...
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Sarah Z.
- Jul 30
- 12 min
Hey Barbie, What’s Your Sign?
(Variations of this essay were awarded the 2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest Adult Author Category – Third Prize and 2019 Erma...
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Sarah Z.
- Jul 18
- 3 min
Vaca with Kids Confuses My Brain
Picture it: you have a huge bowl of your favorite ice cream, fresh out of the freezer, just the right amount of melty. It looks and...
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Sarah Z.
- Feb 17
- 8 min
New Marriage, Who Dis
This was from 23 years ago-we'd been dating for about 3 years and got married 2 years after this. I was 19, he was 22. That was...
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Sarah Z.
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Marriage Therapy Part Deux- The Parenting
So, remember when we started therapy with an older, wisened therapist who seemed kind of quirky? We met with him again this week, and I...
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Sarah Z.
- Nov 27, 2022
- 5 min
Parenting: The Power and the Pain
My heart hurts all the time, and I'm told that's normal when you're a parent. I worry, I fear, I struggle, I put everything I have into...
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Sarah Z.
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Sleeping It Off
I'm sitting on a hotel bed, surrounded by leftover containers and coffee mugs. The continental breakfast included miso soup and kimchi...
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Sarah Z.
- Aug 26, 2022
- 3 min
Hey, Parent, Is Your Kid Starting a New School Year? LOL, Good Luck, Chump
I'm sitting here trying not to cry. Not exactly sure why I'm holding back, probably just habit, a discipline I've forced on myself from...
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Sarah Z.
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
My Kid Started Middle School Today: Here Are My Top 20 Fears, In No Particular Order
He wasn't raised right and that's on me, and now it's too late He'll get lost on his way to school and end up joining a band of nomads...
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Sarah Z.
- Jul 28, 2022
- 3 min
Review: "Togetherness," HBO, and the Unicorn Male Friendship
There are no actual unicorns in this show (sadly- but there are some cute aliens in the finale, so we'll allow it), it's just one of...
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Sarah Z.
- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
My Dearest Family, Fuck Off, With Love
Recently my husband and I had a big ol' fight about the fact that he exists at the same time that I exist, in the same home, and how I...
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Sarah Z.
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
Parenting Can Feel Lonely; Thank God for Teachers
Recently, we went to the fifth grade graduation ceremony for our eldest...and I wept. It's still a fairly new school to us- we only...
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Sarah Z.
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
COVID and Parenting, Send Soup
In a way, I think it made it easier when I myself got sick, too, because then I could just lie down and stay stoned on NyQuil while the...
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Sarah Z.
- May 29, 2022
- 3 min
Don’t Let Your Kid Name the Cat
This week, COVID finally hit us. We’ve been as cautious as we reasonably could be, but you know, COVID’s like honey badger; it don’t...
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Sarah Z.
- May 12, 2022
- 4 min
Marry, Boff, or Kill My Husband
Do you remember the 'Marry/Boff/Kill' game? You list three celebrities or historical figures and figure out who would be most pleasant to...
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Sarah Z.
- May 8, 2022
- 1 min
The MOTHER of All Holiday Triggers: It's OK Not to Feel Celebratory on Mother's Day
https://www.the-seam.com/stories/the-mother-of-all-holiday-triggers-its-ok-not-to-feel-celebratory-on-mothers-day
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Sarah Z.
- Mar 9, 2022
- 0 min
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Sarah Z.
- Jan 28, 2022
- 5 min
THERAPY WORKS: And a Series of Colossally Dumb Events
Last week I competed in my eighth or ninth NYCMidnight writing contest. I really enjoy them and have learned a lot over the years writing...
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Sarah Z.
- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
My Dog Ate My Attempt at Good Parenting
The mother was dressed in clean clothes and had taken a shower and applied deoderant. This was one of her better-smelling days. She had...
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Sarah Z.
- Jan 11, 2022
- 2 min
Raising Kids Among Zombies
There are always threats that you fear will harm your kids- and as they age, the threats go from the purely physical kind to the physical...
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