One morning, earlier this summer, I was helping my almost two-year-old daughter, Tenley, get dressed and she kept pointing at me and saying “Hippo...
Author’s note-- I use identity-first language (e.g., autistic person) in this blog post as many autistic adults have said they prefer- in lieu of...
I don’t know why I thought adjusting to the teen years would be an easy task. I assumed that my girls would just be...
I have Googled variations of “kid-friendly activities near me” countless times and always end up short-handed. The results are invariably the same: too expensive...
It’s World Breastfeeding Week and once again my social media feed is filled with photos of beautiful mothers nursing beautiful babies. If this makes...
When Meghan Markle bravely declared on international news that she was, “Not okay,” after the birth of her first child, I found myself nodding...
Like lots of teachers around the state, I am currently teaching from home while watching my 3-year-old every day. My husband, who is a...
One of the hardest times for me as a parent was the year that my son was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
It...
I will never forget the words the doctor spoke while I was in labor and delivery with my daughter, before I’d even seen her...
Today, we have fifteen minutes to kill before nap time. We spend it in the living room, my son on the couch, and me...
Sight. Touch. Sound. Taste. Smell.
Take a deep breath and imagine yourself at your happy place. Take in everything around you- the sights, the sounds,...
When my boys were small, a mom I didn’t know told me something I will never forget.
I was in a knitting shop when she...
I recently acted as the musical director for a middle school theater production.
While I have a lot of theater experience, there were still plenty...
A long, long, long time ago (okay, maybe ten months ago,) both of my kids were in a fantastic daycare that had them on...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
