Mama Confession: I hate parenting books.
Sure, I’ll read them, occasionally benefit from advice the authors work so hard to share with me. I respect...
The Kidlet, age six, was showing off her subtraction skills to a crowd of admiring family and friends.
“Wow, you know your stuff! Soon...
When our son was born I stocked an arsenal of antibacterial products. The mere thought of bacteria and our perfectly healthy, first born son...
This year I am really trying not to be swept away in the "holiday frenzy" that typically seems to happen over the upcoming weeks.
I...
Honestly, I didn’t really think through the process of my teen son learning to drive and getting his license. Specifically, I completely ignored the...
Before the pandemic struck, there were many situations I wish I had a manual for: how to navigate raising teenagers, how to stop my...
What is that feeling in my chest? Is it love for my two wonderful children? Maybe. But more likely, it’s extreme anxiety because of...
To the women who give birth without pain medication…
I salute you. I bow down to you. You are a fierce warrior.
With my first...
The word family means different things to different people. For some, their closest family includes their best friends. For others, it means their spouse...
Family life is usually utter chaos, and finding balance is nearly impossible. Adulting while working (inside or outside the home), managing a home, and parenting/chauffeuring...
Mother’s Day is the saddest day of the year for me.
I am a motherless mother and, for me, Mother’s Day is just a reminder...
Hi! My name is Tessa and I was born and raised on Shelburne Farms. For 24 years my parents managed the Market Garden on...
When I lost my second child through miscarriage, one of the things I found incredibly difficult was validating their existence. It seemed particularly sad...
Lately, I’ve been learning what so many parents know: grief doesn’t pause when you’re still raising kids. It all overlaps, and it’s messy. I...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
