Melissa Chapman

Forget the books and homework, school is ALL about the snacks!
Although both of my kids seem to be getting their school groove on, I'm getting utterly beaten up in the homework department each night I slug through a solid two hours with my fourth grader while attempting to keep my five year-old (still comfortably ensconced in a school experience that includes bringing home brightly colored pictures of the letter of the day and macaroni necklaces)More . . .

Getting lost for two hours can be a good thing for marriage
All those “things” you hear about having kids and how it irrevocably changes your relationship with your spouse, well they’re not just urban legend fodder, speaking from experience(I’ll be celebrating 11 years of nearly wedded bliss this December) once you pop out that first kid, it changes everything! More . . .

The Myth the Supermom
Although every fiber of my being wants to say yes a girl can have it all, I know doing so would be a huge disservice to my own daughter. The cold, hard truth is that the ideology of the supermom is well just that, an idea. More . . .

My NYC M.D. husband has hung up his stethoscope for good...now what?
When I married my husband 10 years ago- like many blushing brides I had my life neatly planned out... and you know what they say, people make plans and G-d laughs... or something like that. I was sure that my husband a well-established double board certified kidney specialist, who was 15 years my senior, would keep putting on his white coat- and dialyzing patients until well into his seventies. More . . .

Does The Guilt Ever Subside?
After I had my daughter what feels like almost a decade ago (shoot it was almost 10 years ago), I was blessed enough in my personal life to be able to stay at home and luxuriate in full-time motherhood. I had all these grand notions about how effortless and all encompassing it would be: the love would be so palpable, that I'd be able to subsist on it alone. Of course anticipation is never quite the reality, which hit me like a crushing slap in the face. More . . .