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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Required Reading for Strong Girls: Books She’ll Love

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(Co-authored with my very own strong girls, my 10 year-old daughter, Nell, and my 7 year-old, Libby) In honor of Women’s History Month, (this is...
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I Love Math, Really: On Faking My Love of Math with My Kids

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“Math is fun. MATH IS FUN!” I regularly say, shout, chant, and sing to my kiddos. What they’ll never hear me confess is: “I’m...
Your child and pop music

Your Child on Pop Music

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If you’re like me, one of your pop star heroes died this past year. As much as I enjoyed David Bowie and Prince, it...
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We Are Marching: How and Why You Can Protest with Your Kids

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For many people, childhood is not a time to protest; it is a time meant for innocent play. It’s a time when adults are...
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Charity: Teaching Our Kids to Want to Give During the Holiday Season

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Every year, my kids’ Christmas lists get just a little bit longer. And that pile of presents under our tree, despite my best intentions,...

Cultural Appropriation at Thanksgiving: My Daughter and Chris Hemsworth

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  https://www.instagram.com/p/BMFrgVfAmdP/ A few weeks ago, my secret boyfriend, Chris Hemsworth, shared an Instagram photo saying he stands with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who are...
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Thinking about Letting Your Kid Walk Home Alone? Read This

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We are fortunate enough to live within walking distance of my daughters’ school and there are so many great things about this. Most days,...
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The Birthday Interview: A Birthday Tradition That Won’t Stress You Out

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Twice a year I find myself gripped by a strange madness driven by one simple question: How can I make this kid’s birthday awesome?!!...

Let Us Eat Cake! Milestone Birthdays Are for Moms Too

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Ten years ago this month, I pushed an 8lb miniature human being out of my nether region. My husband described this feat as like...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Truth about Yelling at Your Kids

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I promise to tell you the truth about yelling at your kids. But first, in the spirit of going back to school, let’s all...

Six Tips for Visiting a National Park with Your Kids

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  Question: What could be more relaxing than visiting a National Park while camping with your kids? Answer: Anything. Anything would be more relaxing than...
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The 6 Stages of Getting Your Kid Stitches

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Stitches and kids go together like mosquitoes and summer.  Try what you may to avoid stitches and mosquitoes, sometimes they just happen, and when they...

A Weekly Allowance: Is it Worth It?

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It’s a fear we’ve all had. For us, it began once we placed our sweet babies in daycare. For others, maybe it struck in the...

Not So Private, Private Parts

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I’ve had those talks we’re all supposed to have with our kiddos about their private parts. You know how it goes... You’ve just finished...