Faith Salie

I tell my kids all the time that I'm so lucky they chose me to be their mom. ”

As a mother, I don't want any girl twerking near my kid at a bat mitzvah. ”

Despite amazing advances in fertility to help older women get pregnant, the complications, increased chances of autism, and chromosomal abnormalities are significant considerations. ”

Power is not nearly enough for Trump. Power he already possessed, starting with the money his father gave him, which grew into the money he never paid in taxes because he is 'smart.' No: Power and ambition pale in comparison to Trumpbeth's rapacious grab for applause. ”

I'm writing a book, and there's not even space for a desk in our home. So I spent my hard-earned book money and rented the small apartment downstairs from us. ”

I'm a snowflake. And so are you. Your children are snowflakes. And so are mine. And those who protest the loudest about not being snowflakes? I can see your six-fold ice crystals from here! Because every person, empirically, is unique. ”

No longer is a geek identifiable by a pale complexion, black-rimmed glasses, a bowling shirt that says 'Nerd World Order.' No, geeks are everywhere. And they're cool! ”

I don't think, in my entire 18 years as a student, I ever used an exclamation point in an academic paper. ”

The boy taught from infancy to be tough is emotionally doomed. ”

I have no problem being full-term pregnant and do not understand women who say, 'I can't wait to get this baby out of me!' ”