Tag: Parenthood

  • How to Make Listening to Adele Even Sadder

    I’m in the car, driving my almost three-year-old to her preschool. Music’s playing. Her: What is this? Me: This is the Breeders. Her: It’s fast. Fast and loud. Me: That’s right. Fast and loud music helps us get all the wiggles out. You can shake your head and shake your arms and yell really loud…

  • In Celebration of Roxane Gay’s BAD FEMINIST

    I wrote this piece for Roxane’s LA book party at the Last Bookstore on August 18th. It was an incredible night — people were packed deep into the store, on every floor, sitting in corners, hidden between stacks of shelves — so many men and women who stayed the entire time, despite the intense heat…

  • Barbie Fucks It Up Again

    I recently paid a visit to my sweet friend Helen Jane and was excited to find this book at her house.

  • this and that and i’m sorry about all the body fluids talk again my life is sometimes gross

    Woo-hoo! We have a release date for Notes to Boys (And Other Things I Shouldn’t Share in Public). [For newer readers who may not be familiar with some of Little Pam’s finest, I direct you to these older posts. Start here.] The Polish translation of You Take It From Here was released earlier this year.…

  • How Roller Derby Prepares You For Motherhood (The Crossover)

    Dear Pregnant Derby Girl: Much like roller derby, you probably approached motherhood as something you’d seen before, mostly on TV or the movies, and you felt like you’d be pretty good at it. It does look like fun. But then you went and did it and just like during your first week of roller derby,…

  • Something For Everyone (Because this IS home.)

    Over the past month I’ve had two encounters where I’ve been talking with friends I haven’t seen in a while — both of whom I know outside the industry but work inside it — when they said to me, “I thought you went home.” “No, no, I’ve always been here,” I said. “You didn’t go…

  • What Day Is It?

    I just saw I haven’t updated here since late March and now it’s May. Other than the year I took off, I haven’t ever missed a month in the history of pamie.com. [That one unlinked month will drive all my OCD readers crazy. I’m extra sorry about that!] So first: apologies. It has been a…

  • What Passes For Intelligent Conversation Around Here Lately

    [scripty] MOM I was playing with the baby and I can’t remember the toes song. PAMIE “This Little Piggy”? MOM Yeah. PAMIE Well, it’s not a song. MOM Fine, sure. But I said, “This little piggy went to market. But this little piggy didn’t go anywhere.” PAMIE Yeah, that’s not quite right. But he did…

  • We Need a Word

    For when you’re nursing your child and your mom stands super close to watch it while she chats, and then she gets so caught up in the moment that she leans in and kisses the baby’s head, just centimeters away from your bare breast. Because that is what happened to me yesterday. Oh, does that…

  • What That New Mom Sitting Across From You At Lunch Was Probably Thinking

    Oh, this is nice. I’m outside. I’M OUTSIDE. I’M OUTSIDE! WOO! Yes, I’m outside, with my friend, like a real lady and I am going to have some lunch. A lunch date! Oh, I’m on a lunch date with my friend like I’m a real, live, normal person. This is fantastic. She’s been talking. My…