Tag: sober
Mocktails for Mamas: KC Bars & Drinks for Your Next Sober...
When I was expecting my first child in 2018 and hadn’t yet announced my pregnancy, fate played a cruel trick on me: It inspired...
Pandemic + Pressure = A Recipe for Relapse
By the end of the first week of January, about a day after people invaded the U.S. Capitol and killed their fellow Americans, I...
It’s Not Mommy Juice. It’s Wine. Stop it.
I loathe the term "mommy juice." LOATHE with a capital L. In fact, I will roll my eyes at it so much that even...
Letting Go of Feeling Guilty
My dad and I just don’t get along. He makes me feel bad about myself. Many of his comments and conversations are borderline emotionally...
Mama Doesn’t Drink Anymore
A few years ago, I was gathering my kids up after summer day camp, wrangling backpacks full to the brim with wet swimsuits and...
An Interview with the Author of “Bottled: A Mother’s Guide to...
Dana Bowman is a writer with an extraordinary talent for turning bad situations into hilarious prose. Her first book, Bottled: A Mom’s Guide to...