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The True Cost of Childhood Cancer
The True Cost of Childhood Cancer
Statisticians might be able to quantify many things, but how can they capture the experience of a medical family?
Jessica Phillips Lorenz
Oct 29, 2019
No, Breastfeeding Isn’t Really Free
No, Breastfeeding Isn’t Really Free
We added up how much it *really* costs.
Rebecca Pardess
Oct 25, 2019
As a Parent With a Disability, I Focus on What I Can Do Instead of What I Can’t
As a Parent With a Disability, I Focus on What I Can Do Instead of What I Can’t
In the first weeks of my daughter’s life, I couldn’t get past the thought of all the things I couldn’t do. Now I focus on what I can do.
David Fox
Oct 23, 2019
In Motherhood the Good and Bad Don’t Compete, They Coexist
In Motherhood the Good and Bad Don’t Compete, They Coexist
We are marked by our striated bellies, deflated breasts, bags under our eyes, the unidentifiable stains on our shirt. And it’s all worth it.
Allison Hope
Oct 21, 2019
Parental Sleep Deprivation Is Real — and It Has Real Consequences
Parental Sleep Deprivation Is Real — and It Has Real Consequences
Parents often get the message “this is what you signed up for,” which can make us keep the realities of sleep struggles to ourselves.
Emily Glover
Oct 17, 2019
I Was Ready for Adoption — I Wasn’t Ready for Suburban Life
I Was Ready for Adoption — I Wasn’t Ready for Suburban Life
‘Sunday Fundays’ used to be for kickball and drinks at my local gay bar; now it’s for music classes and home-improvement projects.
Matthew R
Oct 14, 2019
The Immeasurable Cost of Losing a Child
The Immeasurable Cost of Losing a Child
We learned that college degrees and steady jobs and a house with a two-and-a-half-car garage couldn’t protect us from heartbreak.
Jessica Watson
Oct 11, 2019
There’s No Such Thing as ‘Free’ Time When You’re a Parent
There’s No Such Thing as ‘Free’ Time When You’re a Parent
We’re constantly told to practice self-care to stave off burnout, but that prescriptive time comes at a cost, even if the cost is just guilt
Allison Hope
Oct 9, 2019
My Kids Are Fast Asleep, but My Worries About Them Keep Me Wide Awake
My Kids Are Fast Asleep, but My Worries About Them Keep Me Wide Awake
There are many costs of parenthood. For me, the biggest price I paid was sleep.
Anam Ahmed
Oct 7, 2019
Being the Default Parent Took a Serious Toll on My Health
Even though we acknowledge that motherhood is challenging, nobody ever mentions that the stress, pressures, and relentlessness of it all can
Sarah Cottrell
Oct 4, 2019
Grandparents Provide Free Childcare, but It Costs Us in Other Ways
Grandparents Provide Free Childcare, but It Costs Us in Other Ways
When it comes to lenient grandparents, should we insist that our rules are followed — or is this just the price of ‘free’ childcare?
Brett Grayson
Oct 3, 2019
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