My daughter loves to watch a good movie or TV show. I try to limit her screen time on most days, but I have...
For many of us, the holiday season (and especially the New Year) is a time of reflection. It’s a time to take stock of...
If you are fortunate enough to have your family living close by - then you will not relate to this post. My parents live about...

This is 40…almost

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I am almost 40.  Almost… It has been a good life, not unlike a really wonderful roller coaster ride; incredible highs, some really deep lows,...
To quote the great William Shakespeare: “What is in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as...
Every year, Burlington VT Moms Blog asks our readers to weigh in on how we can best serve you. This short reader survey will...

Soon to be four

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There are certainly different paths in life and each day we make decisions that lead us down these varying and winding paths.  Sometimes, we...
Here I am, at 8:15 pm, sitting in front of my computer, having just finished Act 1 of my kids’ bedtime. I say Act...
As my daughters get older, it seems increasingly difficult to know what they are feeling or thinking. There are sad days, mad days, happy...

Will

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On Sunday, November 3rd, my wife completed her third marathon—this one in New York City.  It was particularly resonant for her, and for me,...
I feel the need to start this off with a little disclaimer: this is what happens in my home for my girls but may...
“We're going to have a little boy.” My friend told me over the phone and I almost burned the pork carnitas I had labored over...
Today is the first day of school here in Vermont. It’s the first day that my son went off on a huge school bus...
My twenty-four-year-old self would be aghast at who I’ve become. Out hiking with a friend, our toddlers strapped to our backs in packs built to...

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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...