After two years on a waitlist, and months in lockdown, you finally won the childcare lottery and landed a once-coveted spot for your three-year-old at a local outdoor preschool. #Winning!…
Parenting
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Like many Americans, I look towards spring and summer, a magical time of renewal that here in 2021 presents an opportunity to look back at the deathly hellscape that was…
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Being 15 is hard. Being the mother of a 15-year-old son is harder. Being a sucky parent; much easier. I care too much about his acne or homework and not…
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Mom vs. Daughter I told my mom it was pretty cold outside today. “Dress warmly. Do you have a hat?” “Mom, I’m 65 years old.” “What does that have to…
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One central part of pregnancy seems to be reading cutesy books about your developing baby, many of which use food analogies for your growing child. Which…kind of made me hungry.…
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Week 1 Dearest Grandmama, Mother says we can’t see each other because we’re in lockdown. This week hasn’t been so bad. Mother has been sleeping in which has given me…
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There was a buzz on the playground about some secret hole. You know, down there. When I asked my sister who was three years older for a few anatomical details…
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Until recently, I thought there was no right time to have a baby. My mentors had pointed out the pros of waiting (from having a better knowledge of yourself to…
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I am the ultimate mom stereotype at Target today. I pulled up in my minivan, strapped the baby to my front and lifted the toddler, LOUDLY SINGING a song in…
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Another Sunday morning rushing around the house, trying (but inevitably failing) to make it to church on time. Everyone is dressed, teeth brushed (maybe?), shoes and coats on. We get…
