Last week we asked how your gardens are doing, and oh my goodness the comment thread went wild in the best possible way! So, of course, we decided it was of the utmost importance to write a post featuring these...
A CoJ reader named Apple asked a question that I can’t stop thinking about… “Can Cup of Jo PLEASE write another baby name post?? I know Jo is maybe no longer in the baby name zone, but there are so...
Which are you? By the lovely Grace Farris. P.S. Parenting teens and parenting methods I’ve tried.… Read more The post Momsters on Mother’s Day appeared first on Cup of Jo. Source link...
“Does the universe end? Like, is there a wall?” my son Anton asked me when he was five. Author Sarah Manguso and cartoonist Liana Finck found themselves drawn to this type of childlike curiosity, so they gathered thousands of questions...
What are you up to this weekend? I’m celebrating a dear friend’s birthday tonight, and the boys wanted to write a birthday card for her. “Try to write at least four sentences,” I recommended, to which they immediately responded in...
A couple weeks ago, Freddie and I went to our friend Adam’s house for dinner… Adam made delicious pasta with beans and tomatoes. We drank wine and chatted about movies and books and kids. And Adam’s dog Winston looked very...
What are you up to this weekend? We’re hanging out with my dad, aunt and brother, and it has been so wonderful to see them. Toby and my brother look like twins these days! Hope you have a good one...
What meal can you eat on repeat and never get tired of? For me, that’s a yellow vegetable curry. We have it all the time. It’s silky, fragrant, and hearty — plus, it tastes even better as leftovers. So, I...
I had been disabled for six years when I became a foster mom. In order to get a foster license, my doctor needed to attest to my capacity to parent. I agonized about asking him. The degree to which I...
Ruth Chan is an illustrator who lives in Brooklyn with her husband, daughter and dog. She writes and illustrates children’s books. For Cup of Jo, Ruth has also written about traveling, pets, grief, OCD, pregnancy and her favorite band. And...
