Confession time: I am 36 years old, and I still struggle with the "appropriate" way to grieve. How can I expect to teach my children...
My journey to motherhood started off with all the hope and promise that every woman wishes for.  After moving to Seattle in 2007, my...
One day, while trying unsuccessfully to pee alone, my daughter, two at the time, asked me what a tampon was. She was holding it...
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Food for thought

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With school fast-approaching, many of us may be thinking of ways to provide delicious and healthy lunch and snack foods to our kids that...
I tried to stick to a healthy diet while I was pregnant but after my daughter arrived I let go of the reins a...
In an effort to cut down on the amount that my 2 month old spits up after each nursing session, I'm making changes. I'm...
Everything is making me cranky today. My husband. My children. The stranger at the grocery store who stood too close to me. My colleagues and...
The first week of May is designated as Teacher Appreciation Week across the country. Pandemic or not, I feel we need to take the...
If you live in northern Vermont or other places in the northeast, you’ve surely heard the buzz about EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis, pun intended)....
This beautiful and poignant guest post required equally gorgeous photos. Thank you to our contributing writers for being the heart of this blog and...
If you are like me, your baby loves to get outside but you can’t hit the hiking trails quite yet… so anywhere we go...
When I think of getting a shot, having blood drawn, or even going to the dentist, my heart begins to race. My palms sweat....
If you have ever had to take care of a sick baby then you already know that it’s overwhelming, exhausting, frustrating, heartbreaking, and overall...
I’m a little excited for the mask mandates to be lifted. I enjoy imagining a world in which my children begin to interact with...

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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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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...