Dearest G, I need advice. I’m a writer and a year ago I started a blog. Now I want to quit. It’s not what I thought it would be. I feel like my writing is either ignored or criticized. The criticism is what’s getting to me. It feels like every time I put myself out there—every time I show my heart—somebody criticizes it. And I just feel tired. I don’t know if it’s worth it. I’m asking you because you get so much more criticism than I do, but you never stop. How do you keep going? I don’t know how…
The Best Part of Life
Recently someone stood up at one of our events and said, G: If you could give women one piece of advice, what would it be? And I said: Sister each other, because Sistering is the best part of life. Then I described what Sistering is, what it looks like and feels like. And my brilliant, generous friends at SALT asked me to repeat what I said: so that every single one of you could hear it. Because you are the most Sistering sisters in all the land. And they made this, which made me laugh and cry and shout: YES! THAT’S IT!…
Best New Year’s Ever
Tish woke up sick at 4 and Amma at 6. Might not seem like conditions for the best New Year’s Day ever — but here’s the skinny on that. Sick time is my time to shine. I’m not that amazing at other motherly things like cooking or being patient or for God’s sake — playing. But I can hold back a sister’s hair like a boss. I can coo and cluck and rub tiny little backs. I can say,”Oh baby. That’s right — get it all out. Mommy’s here, honey.” When they’re sick — they want me. They want me the most. They…