As co-creator and star of the Netflix comedy series The Letdown, about a new mother who stumbles into a mum's group and through a series of parenting challenges, Alison Bell wanted to to create "a sense of normalcy around the difficulties, the…

In the beginning, having a kid taught me one thing: EVERYONE IS A LIAR. They lied about how much your vagina will hurt after labor. They lied when they told you that only the baby will need diapers. They lied about how much seeing a penis will give…

"Please offer me your seat, not your advice." That is a t-shirt I seriously considered making during my pregnancy. For the record, I am not a t-shirt maker. I am an actor, and a singer, and a who cares, blah blah. I am now a person who pushed…

Like many of you, I’m the parent of a toddler. Perhaps not like you, I’m also a working actor (when I’m very, very lucky), a comedian, writer, an artistic director at a comedy theater, and a foot model (no joke). Oh, and I have a husband who works…

My kid is reaching a hormonal stage. She’s been developing in ways I was warned about. Like being moody toward me and wearing the size-two jeans I could fit in before I had her. So mean. The other day I was doing big city laundry. That entails…

The first time I went to a party postpartum, my friend grabbed my arm and said, “It took me a second to recognize you. I thought, ‘Who is that mom?’” I felt like she had just slapped me in the face. Sure, I had a baby on my hip. And yes, she’s my…

It's 6:24 a.m. The birds are starting to chirp their morning songs; there’s a lovely shade of sunrise peeking through the window curtains. A part of me can tell that today is going to be different. I can feel it. It's going to be a good day — no,…