Michelle Herman

Michelle Herman’s latest books are If You Say So, a memoir in essays, and A Kid’s Guide to Life (advice for 8-to-11-year-olds). Her first middle-grade novel, All the Time in the World, is due out summer 2026.

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I Put in All the Effort to Make Holidays Special for Our Family. My Wife Finds a Way to Ruin It Every Time.
Michelle Herman
April 05, 2026 8:00 AM
My Daughter Made an Honest Mistake While Babysitting Her Cousins. My Sister Is Taking It Too Far.
Michelle Herman
April 04, 2026 8:00 AM
My Sister Uses the U.S. Postal Service to Harass Our Family. She Expects Me to Help Her.
Nicole Chung and Michelle Herman
March 31, 2026 6:00 AM
My Husband Is Disappointed That Our Kids Didn’t Inherit This Particular Aspect of His Personality. Yikes.
Michelle Herman
March 29, 2026 8:00 AM
I Already Hated My Husband’s “Quirk.” But Retirement Has Made It So Much Worse.
Michelle Herman
March 28, 2026 8:00 AM
Our Daughter Walked in on the Moment That Ended My Marriage. She Isn’t the Same.
Michelle Herman
March 22, 2026 8:00 AM
I Found Something in My Late Husband’s Things That Unveiled a Decade-Long Lie. I’m Not Sure I Should Tell Our Kids.
Michelle Herman
March 21, 2026 8:00 AM
Our Son Just Discovered a Rude Hand Gesture. My Husband Is Thoroughly Amused. I Am Not.
Michelle Herman
March 15, 2026 8:00 AM
My Mother-in-Law Is Threatening Our Son With a New Boogeyman—Except This One’s Real
Michelle Herman
March 14, 2026 8:00 AM
It’s a Wedding Faux Pas. But My Sister-in-Law’s Terror of a Son Leaves Us No Choice.
Michelle Herman
March 08, 2026 8:00 AM
My Boyfriend Is Very Wrong About What Makes Someone a Good Parent. I’m Not Sure I Can Marry Him.
Michelle Herman
March 07, 2026 8:00 AM
My 18-Month-Old’s Doctor Says He Has a Speech Delay. My Mother-in-Law Is Making an Incredibly Bizarre Claim About It.
Michelle Herman
March 01, 2026 8:00 AM
I Had a Baby Much Earlier Than My Friends Did. Now It’s Their Turn, But I Remember How They Treated Me.
Michelle Herman
Feb 28, 2026 8:00 AM
I Keep Hearing About One Specific Horrible Part of Being a Parent. There’s No Way This Is Real.
Michelle Herman
Feb 22, 2026 8:00 AM
I Really Hoped for a Third Child. Now That It’s Happening, I’m Faced With a Difficult Choice.
Michelle Herman
Feb 21, 2026 8:00 AM
My Toddler Thinks I’m a Cold-Blooded Killer. I Really Can’t Change My Ways.
Michelle Herman
Feb 15, 2026 8:00 AM
Every Time I Walk Into My Son’s Room, I’m Confronted With Something Unsightly. This Is Getting Out of Control.
Michelle Herman
Feb 14, 2026 8:00 AM
My Boyfriend’s Daughter Has a Maddening Routine No One Can Handle. He Doesn’t Want to Hear It.
Michelle Herman
Feb 08, 2026 8:00 AM
My Son Has Discovered a New Beloved Hobby. But My Mother-in-Law Has Some “Warnings.”
Michelle Herman
Feb 07, 2026 8:00 AM
My Son Has Discovered a Beloved Hobby. I’m Trying to Accept This, But It’s Too Weird!
Michelle Herman
Feb 01, 2026 8:00 AM