Mary Beth McNulty

Mary Beth McNulty
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Mary Beth is a Southern transplant to Vermont by way of California, where she taught middle school. These days, you can find Mary Beth still working in education with a local college and as a playwright with the Burlington-based, Complications Company. She likes to write about things that make her laugh, like how her eldest sometimes channels a 50-year-old British man when she speaks; everyday tragedies, like being the only person in the house who seems to know how to change a toilet paper roll; and things that keep her up late at night, like climate change, school shootings, pandemics, and if she remembered to pay her car registration or not. She is a co-founder of Complications Company.
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Mom Hacks: How to Survive a December Birthday

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It’s the holiday season and in addition to the thousand things on your to-do list, do you also have to plan a birthday party...
bedtime fears

Bedtime Fears: Simple Strategies for Helping Your Child Get to Sleep

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It’s past bedtime and my 8-year old is weeping on my lap fearful of going to sleep. AGAIN. She’s been sleeping just fine for...
trees are good for the planet

Eco Anxiety Part II: Fighting Global Climate Change

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  Eco anxiety, in my experience, doesn’t really go away. On my best days, when I think I’m making all the right environmental choices as...
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It’s Scary Being Green: How to Manage Your Eco Anxiety as a Mom, Part...

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I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that the news about the environment has got you feeling some anxiety lately....
career

A New Career? Transition to Teaching with TAP at Champlain College

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{Disclaimer: We are working with the TAP program at Champlain College to bring you this post, however, all opinions are our own!} When you have...
Priorities People

Do I Have to Do This Now? How to Prioritize Work and Family Life

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There’s an old theater class exercise that I’ve taken to playing in my head to help me prioritize when I feel like I’m approaching...
Saying goodbye

Separation Anxiety: Tricks to Get Yourself Out the Door with Fewer Tears

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This morning, my kiddos said goodbye and left with my husband for a week to visit his sister in New York. I know that’s...
Needs a Summer Toy

The Best TOY of the Summer! Guaranteed to Beat Summer Boredom!

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School was out approximately 30 seconds this year when my youngest daughter announced to me, “I’m bored!” I had a moment of pure panic,...
drug use

My Neighbor Smokes Dope: What Do I Tell My Kids about Drugs?

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I’ve been thinking a lot about drugs lately. At work, my colleagues and I have been looking at the Youth Risk Behavior Survey to...
Whose got it worse?

Mental Load and Marriage: Is Balancing the Thought-Burden Possible?

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What’s on the to-do list in your mind? Not the one you’ve written down already and have been checking things off of this week....
animal mom

What Kind of Animal Mom Are You? Animal Mom Role Models for Us All

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After a recent piano recital, a mom friend and I were reflecting on how maybe, just maybe, our kiddos could have used a little...
too much stuff

Minimalist Kids? Teaching Kids How to Let Go of Their Stuff

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How much stuff do your kids have? If you’re like me, your immediate answer is, “Too much!” And if your kids are anything like...
Saying thank you

How to Teach Your Kids to Write Thank You Notes, Part II

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In my last post, I tried to persuade you that you should teach your kids to write thank you notes. Here, I want to...

Why You Should Teach Your Child to Write Thank You Notes, Part I

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You should make your child write thank you notes. There, I said it. Call me old-fashioned. Roll your eyes at me. I totally get...