Mellisa ReevesOn Childhood Holiday TraditionsThere weren’t any holidays growing up that my family made a big deal of. Not that we didn’t celebrate — we just didn’t have the same fervor…Jul 11, 2017Jul 11, 2017
Mellisa ReevesHealing Starts at HomeIf you have kids of an age to comprehend, on some level, what is going on in our nation, you know how it adds an extra degree of complexity…Jul 11, 2017Jul 11, 2017
Mellisa ReevesTo The Daughters Born During a Trump PresidencyThat first night, I cried. I walked home from a friends with the remains of a homemade #imwithher cake in hand, finding it hard to breath…Jul 11, 20171Jul 11, 20171
Mellisa ReevesWhen Birth Doesn’t Go As Planned“I WANT YOU TO PICK YOUR SIX FAVORITE COLORS FROM THESE CRAYONS, AND DRAW THE SCENE OF YOUR IDEAL BIRTH.”Jul 11, 2017Jul 11, 2017
Mellisa ReevesHow to Name a BabyYour oldest brother had his name before he even had a real shot at existing. Your father and I, young and infatuated with each other, read…Jul 11, 2017Jul 11, 2017
Mellisa ReevesDear Pregnant Mom Whose Older Child is Being an A**holeYou are worried.Jul 11, 2017Jul 11, 2017
Mellisa ReevesRainbow, BabyThere are some secrets you can only keep for so long.Jul 11, 2017Jul 11, 2017
Mellisa ReevesSome Days You Just Can’t Be Cool (Or, A Guide to Losing It)Some days you just can’t be cool. Some days you have to scream and kick and throw your own tantrum. Maybe slam a door or two. Utter a few…Jul 11, 2017Jul 11, 2017
Mellisa ReevesIt’s Never Too Late to Go Back and GrieveI don’t know what it is with me and losing babies when I’m traveling.Jul 11, 2017Jul 11, 2017
Mellisa ReevesI Am FromI am from struggle I am from patriarchy and from women who believed it served them tooJun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017