Katharina Nachtsheim

SchoolOct 22, 2025

Ritalin gave her son tics. Other meds sharpened his focus but made everything harder. Caro on what finally gave him a fresh start.

LivingOct 22, 2025

Our youngest is almost three and still has no room of his own. Here's what we found when we went looking for furniture he can actually use himself.

For 20 years Marika believed she couldn't get pregnant. Then she bought the cheapest test at the drugstore, and two lines showed up immediately.

KatharinaOct 14, 2025

I once got left at a party with no ride home. Now that my daughter is 14, I'm bracing to be the cautious mom. Where do you draw the line?

KatharinaOct 10, 2025

My daughter was struggling to breathe, and suddenly I'd have given anything for a loud, messy, exhausting Tuesday.

KatharinaSep 16, 2025

My daughter couldn't imagine me feeling guilty. I had a long list ready, but her kiss on my cheek told me what really matters.

KatharinaSep 15, 2025

One city hall wedding, two lederhosen-clad boys, a packed car, and a 600-mile drive each way. Was the madness worth it?

KatharinaSep 6, 2025

Who picks up the slack when you're running on no sleep? I sent flowers to my work wife of 11 years, and you might want to send some too.

SchoolSep 4, 2025

Her son thought he was too dumb for school. It took years, and a new teacher, before anyone listened to his mom.

KatharinaAug 29, 2025

She was like a sister, and now we haven't spoken in years. Why losing a close friend can ache just like a breakup, and what I'd do differently.

KatharinaAug 20, 2025

My oldest is 14½ and my youngest is 2, and I'm sitting in a daycare room again. The last first time is sweeter than I expected.

KatharinaAug 17, 2025

My son reached for a digger and got a shouted 'Mine!' Then another mom told her daughter nobody has to share. I wasn't so sure.