The Mother-In-Law From Under the Sea
Another day, another horrible sea-monster of a mother-in-law. How to handle a difficult mother-in-law and preventing bad repercussions on your marriage.
Another day, another horrible sea-monster of a mother-in-law. How to handle a difficult mother-in-law and preventing bad repercussions on your marriage.
When will I feel my baby move for the first time? Consider this your internet BFF pregnancy guide.
My mother-in-law will be caring for my baby daily when my maternity leave ends. How do I set-up appropriate boundaries and manage that tricky relationship?
I went off medication so I could have a baby and nurse him for as long as I could. I need to go back on it, but the emotional pain of forced weaning hurts just as much.
The messy emotional mess of deciding when to quit.
A mom is very eager to potty-train her 17-month old. Is that realistic? What are the pros and cons of early potty training?
Her husband wants her to quit her job and stay home full-time. She doesn’t want to. Amalah just wants to stop pulling her hair out over this one.
I do not think those words mean what the tabloids think they mean.
A mom needs advice on how to keep her young child’s fine blond hair from becoming a tangled matted mess. Amalah has some tips for keeping toddler hair tangle-free.
Sometimes a baby isn’t your only souvenir from Pregnancy & Childbirth Land.
Dealing with the skeptics and naysayers who think cloth diapering is weird gross crazy hippie talk.
How do make the leap from two kids to three? Is it a leap of logic or faith or both?
Two boobs, one pump, and two very different experiences.
After a difficult pregnancy, birth and newborn experience, a mother wants to know: Am I a monster for hating every minute of those “magical moments?”
This may very well be the most important Advice Smackdown column I have ever written. Because it’s all about me. And my hair. I need you to tell me what to do with it. See, after months and months of procrastination, I finally made an…
Dear Amalah, I have a bit of a fashion problem… and who better to ask than you! You are magical! Yes! I scanned through the archives, but I can’t seem to find anyone with this particular issue. Honestly, I’ve never met another human being with…
A working mom’s dilemma: Showering at night simplifies the morning madness, at the expense of pretty hair.
A young family’s house has been invaded by homeless in-laws who seem to have no motivation to leave and it’s disrupting her family’s life. The mother turns to Amalah for advice on how to manage this sticky situation with her husband and in-laws.
I’m worried something isn’t quite “right” with my daughter, but her school keeps finding excuses for not evaluating our concerns. Where do I turn for help?
BUT WHAT KIND?????