Candy's Column
Feb 5, 2010
Two weeks into daycare, and the sobbing and clinging have yet to diminish. I am, of course, talking about me.
Feb 2, 2010
It was that critical make-or-break point. Twenty-two years old and three months into our relationship, Mr. Candy and I were having “The Talk” at a cozy Manhattan bar over chicken fingers and too many bottles of wine.
Feb 1, 2010
Function: adjective
1. The appearance of being elegant and well-bred, an appearance that I have clearly passed on to my daughter.
Jan 29, 2010
Miss Skye turns six months old today.
Jan 27, 2010
Having a baby can rob you of many things. Your once-perky breasts. Your will to stay awake past eight o’clock. Your — cue the ominous music here — IDENTITY.
Jan 26, 2010
I almost didn’t take Skylar to daycare this morning. That’s how much I was dreading it.
Jan 25, 2010
“How ’bout these jungle stickers? They’re cute,” Mr. Candy enthused.
“Mmmm-hmmmm,” I half-nodded. I pointedly showed him the stickers in my hand. “These are the ones I picked out,” I noted, then waited for him to notice the glaring disconnect. He just smiled, oblivious.
Jan 21, 2010
There are many things for which you simply cannot prepare when becoming a mother, one of which are the things that will escape your lips.
