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Saving daylight, not sanity
Who else is struggling with the time change?Sure, my daughter was running for the bell this morning at school drop-off and my hair is wet at work.But damnit, I grabbed these leftover pancakes and some...
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Syrup and sex talk
We went to breakfast this morning as a family (not pictured here), and our son asked my husband and me about our middle-school dating life.Not one to hold back, I talked about how my best friend and I...
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California kids and puffy jackets
Look. I get that in states that I don’t live in where there is actual weather, kids don’t wear jackets when it’s freezing outside.But I’m here today to shed light on a forgotten but serious issue:...
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Limo rides
My daughter is going to a birthday party today involving a limo ride. While I was dropping her off, I told her about the time I got to go on a limo ride in 7th grade for selling enough magazine...
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Listen
There’s no drama quite like friend drama in preteen girls.I’ve lived it myself, but it bites even harder when your child goes through it.They have a best friend one week and there is an alleged...
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16 years
Yesterday my husband and I celebrated 16 years of marriage. We went to the wedding of my daughter’s dance teacher who got married on our anniversary. Honestly, I only remembered our anniversary the...
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For new parents
I was thinking about how when your kids are little, and you don’t know what you’re doing. And you worry that you’re permanently messing your kids up by, like, letting them eat Lunchables or losing...
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Plant vs. water
I’ve been struggling to keep this poor plant I was gifted for my office alive.But the more I tried to love it, the harder it died.I heard about this guy at my office who is good with plants, and he...
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Watermelon-flavored love letters
You should have seen the letter my daughter wrote and left for me to find by my bedside after I returned home earlier this week from a late meeting.It was so beautiful and personal I feel like sharing...
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Father’s Day
Here’s the backpack I picked out for my husband the day before Father’s Day at a local store, and was feeling pretty good about it.Then I made the mistake of Googling and found out the backpack was...
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