PinnedJanelle SheetzinA Parent Is Born‘The Good Doctor’ and Its Refreshing Take on ChildbirthIn the early days of television, pregnancy was referred to in sugarcoated euphemisms, with language dancing around it as much as possible —…Oct 8, 2023Oct 8, 2023
PinnedJanelle SheetzNo, 25 Isn’t “Old”As early as my late teens, I started to hear my peers talk more and more about the dreaded age of 25 as though it were a milestone marking…Mar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022
PinnedJanelle SheetzinA Parent Is BornSafety Concerns Are Not ParanoiaCOVID-conscious parents should not be criticized or shamed for doing what parents do every day — try to keep our children safe.Feb 21, 20221Feb 21, 20221
PinnedJanelle SheetzinChange Becomes YouMy Dad Is Dead. Please Don’t Make It Weird.Someone once described grief as a ball in a box, an analogy now familiar to many. It’s as though grief is a ball inside a box, along with a…Jul 26, 20212Jul 26, 20212
PinnedJanelle SheetzHow Dyeing My Hair Rebuilt My ConfidenceThe myth of “pulling it off.”Mar 27, 20213Mar 27, 20213
Janelle SheetzPhipps Conservatory’s Rhythm and BloomsMusic and art have often gone hand in hand, and for a brief period of time, visitors to Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh can enjoy the…Oct 14Oct 14
Janelle SheetzBooks: The Final Revival of Opal & NevTo borrow a quote from Ta-Nehisi Coats on the cover of the copy of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev from my local library, it’s “one of the…Sep 15Sep 15
Janelle SheetzinA Parent Is BornMandy Moore’s Gymboree Line Provides the Perfect Mommy-and-Me Outfits for Boy MomsWhen I was pregnant, one of the things which caught my attention was cute matching sets for me and my baby, a boy — especially ones to…Nov 30, 2023Nov 30, 2023
Janelle SheetzJam: WildermissMany people think of a concert’s opening act as something to suffer through before their beloved headliner or something to skip altogether…Nov 12, 2023Nov 12, 2023