Sarah Z.Jun 202 minParenting Can Feel Lonely; Thank God for TeachersRecently, 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...
Sarah Z.Jun 32 minCOVID and Parenting, Send SoupIn 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...
Sarah Z.May 283 minDon’t Let Your Kid Name the CatThis 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...
Sarah Z.May 81 minThe 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
Sarah Z.Jan 192 minMy Dog Ate My Attempt at Good ParentingThe mother was dressed in clean clothes and had taken a shower and applied deoderant. This was one of her better-smelling days. She had...
Sarah Z.Jan 112 minRaising Kids Among ZombiesThere 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...
Sarah Z.Jan 71 minAnyone Doing Dry January? Dry 2022? Dry Life?Between my 39th and 40th birthdays, I abstained from alcohol. I realized how much I’d been using it to try to dull anxiety in charged...
Sarah Z.Dec 2, 20213 minLet “Civilized” Shit GoLast night we had no clean, dry bath towels, so I gave my kids beach towels to use after their showers. I had a twinge of, “Oh, my God,...
Sarah Z.Nov 17, 20213 min“Thriller” is Wrecking My LifeYes, I am referring to “Thriller,” the 1983 Michael Jackson thirteen-minute music video where zombies and werewolves stalk a young woman...
Sarah Z.Nov 5, 20213 minSo, Sarah Z, When Can I Read Your Book???I sent an email out to the 30 (THIRTY!!!!) friends and family members who read some or all of my book and helped me rework it and...
Sarah Z.Sep 12, 20214 min"YOU'RE TOO OLD TO BE A MOM NOW, YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING."My seven-year-old keeps telling me that it was a mistake to have my surgery. Yesterday she told me that I'm "TOO OLD TO BE A MOM NOW, YOU...
Sarah Z.Aug 12, 20214 minTurns Out It Was Not a Nude BeachSo, the other day, I took my children to the beach as we often do. When we moved to Northern California, we committed to taking advantage...
info9013468Aug 5, 20214 minWhy I'm Teaching My Kid to SwearLast night, my ten year-old and I watched an enriching documentary full of experts in the field, analysis of the data on the topic, and...