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5 days ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
TGIF, everyone, and it’s not just any Friday, but the Friday before Mother’s Day — a day that may bring up mixed feelings and feel rather fraught. Especially this year, when it feels like the government is doing everything it can to strip us of our rights, freedoms and humanity. If you’re a mother who feels any sort of resentment toward others — your partner, your community, your government — for not providing the support you need, then Mother’s Day can just feel … gross.
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6 days ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
A quick reminder that I’m running a 25% off sale through this Sunday! Treat yourself, or someone else, to the gift of good email. Now What would make a wonderful Mother’s Day gift!My daughter takes a tennis clinic every week, and this week, in the parent waiting area, I overheard two mothers talking. One was a pilates instructor and was advising the other to consider taking classes at her studio. Then another woman piped up.
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1 week ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
The past year has been the craziest, most tumultuous year of my life. In the midst of a major (and perhaps ill-advised?) home renovation, I signed a contract to report and write a second book in just eight months, and then, just as I was delving into all that, my marriage imploded. Then, Trump was re-elected. There have been family health issues, too, including my getting Covid twice, most recently this past week.
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1 week ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
It’s thread time again! I LOVED meeting so many of you last week in our introductions (and I know I still need to respond to a few recent comments, gah!). This week, I’m curious if you have a parenting mantra. I wrote a piece years ago for a women’s magazine — I honestly can’t remember which one, lol — about the benefits of having a mantra, and I was just able to find my very rough first draft on my computer.
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2 weeks ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
Today I’m thrilled to be running a Q&A with Jessica Slice, the author of the fantastic new book Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World.I have about 60 tabs sticking out of various pages of my copy of the book indicating spots that I found particularly incisive and profound; it is a book that changed how I think about motherhood, disability, control, perfectionism, and so much more.
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2 weeks ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
There’s just one month until my book comes out, and this week, all of a sudden, it feels like the book publicity train has truly left the station. It’s all good stuff: podcast interview requests, invitations to do in-person events, and the like. Compared with How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes, which was my first book, Hello, Cruel World!is garnering much more early interest. I’m so happy.
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2 weeks ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
As many of you may remember, I used to run discussion threads every week. Then, several months ago, I stopped. Why? Good question. I’m not totally sure. I think I worried that I was inserting myself into everyone’s inboxes too frequently. I’m one of those people who would much rather be too little than too much, although as I get older, that’s (thankfully) shifting. Here’s the thing: I realized recently that I really miss the discussion threads. I really miss YOU.
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3 weeks ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
Hello from beautiful St. Lucia, where I’ve been since Thursday. It’s my first solo beach vacation ever. I booked the trip back in February after I stumbled across an amazing Travelzoo deal. I knew I had 12 days without my kids over spring break, and I decided to treat myself to a mini-vacation during part of it. I’m here for four nights. It’s been such a beautiful experience. In advance of the trip, I worried that I’d be bored going to the beach by myself, or feel uncomfortable.
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4 weeks ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
Before I jump into today’s topic, a reminder that my book Hello, Cruel World! comes out in just SIX WEEKS! The Big Idea Club has picked my book as one of its “Must-Reads” for May, and the the Child Mind Institute loved it so much, they invited me to be the featured guest at their annual spring luncheon next month, where I’ll follow in the footsteps of recent past guests Dr. Becky and Emily Oster. If you haven’t already pre-ordered my book, please do.
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1 month ago | 
melindawmoyer.substack.com | Melinda Wenner Moyer
Over the past year, I’ve been leaning a lot into friendship. When my ex and I decided to separate, my friends were my lifeline, helping me process all my feelings. Friends who lived hundreds of miles away were omnipresent on WhatsApp, checking in, offering their perspectives, letting me vent. My local friends invited me over for meals, helped me with house-related things as I adjusted to home ownership as a single lady, and offered to host my kids for playdates.