Kim Brooks

Is motherhood causing my depression?

I swore I'd never be like my mom, but now I see how raising kids can change your mental health

Kim Brooks Monday, Feb 25, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 17
Life Real Families, Life stories

I believe in public education, but I made a different choice for my son. It may be selfish, but I'm doing it anyway

Kim Brooks Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 94
Life Real Families, Parenting

After I defriended an old acquaintance, I had to wonder: Why have I grown so intolerant of any dissent?

Kim Brooks Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 4:00 PM UTC 147
Life Life stories, Facebook

I believed that smothering, overprotective moms like mine just had boundary issues. Then I had kids of my own

Kim Brooks Thursday, Sep 29, 2011 12:01 AM UTC 16
Life Real Families, Life stories

I was a floundering humanities graduate too, but in a brutal job market, maybe we need to rethink what we teach

Kim Brooks Sunday, Jun 19, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 269
Life College, Academia, Education

My college students don't understand commas, far less how to write an essay. Is it time to rethink how we teach?

Kim Brooks Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:30 AM UTC 347
Life Education, Writers and Writing

Are women under too much pressure to shed their excess baby weight? I sure wasn't, and I'm paying for it now

Kim Brooks Wednesday, Mar 3, 2010 12:01 PM UTC 84
Life Body Wars, Motherhood, Obesity

I tried to keep my baby from watching TV. Then I realized, maybe I'm the one who's addicted.

Kim Brooks Monday, Mar 17, 2008 10:58 AM UTC 85
Life