Meaghan O'Connell
Meaghan O’Connell is the Features editor at Romper. She works on personal essays, reported stories, profiles, and interviews about being, becoming, or wanting to be a parent (or not), and the aftermath of all of it.
She is the author of And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready, which was a New York Times Editor's Choice Pick, a finalist for The Oregon Book Award, and named one of the best books of 2018 by NPR, Goodreads, Esquire, Powell's, and more. Her work has appeared in places like New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Longreads. She lives in Portland, OR, with her husband and two kids, in a very small house overflowing with books.
Angels
Deb Perelman Could Do This Forever
The woman behind Smitten Kitchen avoids dinner burnout by cooking not for her kids but for herself.
COOL MOM
It's A Beautiful Day In Jenny Slate’s Neighborhood
Jenny Slate, mother of Marcel the Shell, has given up performing her identity and doubled down on delighting you.
The Work of a Lifetime
How We Really Feel About Our C-Sections
There are many ways to have a Cesarean & so many ways to feel about your own.
Back Home
Make A Plan For Postpartum, Too
A birth plan is one thing, but planning for how you will get through those first few weeks at home might be even more important.
TV
Don’t Do Drugs On Your Kid’s iPad & More Parenting Lessons From ‘Succession’
Every family has its traditions...
Entertainment
'False Positive' Leans Into The Body Horror Of Pregnancy And Boy, Does It Work
An exclusive clip from Hulu Original False Positive starring Ilana Glazer, Justin Theroux, and Pierce Brosnan, and premieres on June 25th.
Entertainment
Channing Tatum Wrote A Children’s Book About A Dad Who Wears A Tutu
The Magic Mike star on his new book, his relationship with his daughter, and playing outside in a barn for exactly 40 minutes.
Life
The Books Our Favorite Writers Want For Mother's Day
Kaitlyn Greenidge, Jia Tolentino, Anna Sale & more what's on their TBR lists
Life
There's Still A Lot You Don't Know About Naomi Davis
The longtime blogger-turned-influencer on her new book, A Coat Of Yellow Paint
Our Pandemic Year
It Took A Year Of Dressing For Myself To Enjoy Being Seen
After a year of not being perceived, I finally know what I want to wear.
Life
Remote Kindergarten Made Me Rethink Everything
Working From Home With Shay Mitchell
