I think something that really shocked me as a nanny were parents who sort of assumed the worst from the get-go. People… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Before novels written by women were relegated to their own 'genre,' I was introduced to Jane Smiley by a dear professor who… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
The more Mommy blogs going nuclear over playground etiquette I read and birthday parties of glazed adults munching cupcakes like demoralized zombies… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
My writing partner, Nicki, and I became obsessed with a monologist who performs unscripted shows equipped with nothing more than scribbled bullet… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Valentine's Day: Rubbing singles' noses in their lack of a mate and the noses of couples in their lack of time. — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
My writing partner, Nicki, and I became obsessed with a monologist who performs unscripted shows equipped with nothing more than scribbled bullet points and… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
It must be so hard for guys in relationships - to have just one girlfriend completely devoted to taking care of all your whole-grain… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
You should totally get implants," she said admiringly in the mirror. I shake my head. "I don't yet know what I'm going to do… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
If I could give a shout-out to anything in the childhood world, I have to say 'Daniel Tiger.' I want to write a love… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
We really set out in all our books to say something. Every one is an effort to bring the reader over and show them… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
“Sure, equal pay, maternity leaves, and pro sports are important. But a girl can't make a free throw from the foul line if her… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
“He's entitled not to love me, but he's not entitled to mess with my happy place.” — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
... keeping her wild-honey-and-chamomile-soaked hair from falling into her oatmeal-and-yogurt face mask — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
I think just because you're a mom, it doesn't negate - if anything, you're probably more enhanced - that you're a woman trying to… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
We "chicks" have munched our popcorn while romantic comedies became just comedies, and then each female protagonist got recast for Mathew McConaughey or Seth… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
