Every parent expecting a new addition to the family has had this thought: Is the new baby going to steal the spotlight away from my firstborn?...
With the current shutdown of schools, including preschools, in Vermont for the remainder of the year, I’ve seen many parents say, “I know what to do...
2017 has come to a close! We wanted to share our 10 most popular blog posts that were published this past year. We hope...
I wasn't ready for the news that my son is cutting himself. On purpose.
I was shocked when his middle school counselor called me one...
Recently, I spent an ENTIRE WEEK away from them and I survived. Take my advice, choose your friends, plan your trip and have one heck of Mom Vacation!
I hate to start with a cliche, but man, I can't believe it's already time for back to school. I don't want to believe...
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...
I didn’t expect to change when I had kids.
In my blissful ignorance of being 26 and pregnant, with a perfect round and stretch-mark-free belly,...
For working moms, finding balance can be a challenge.
Most weeks, I feel like I'm operating at full capacity Monday through Friday. Beginning at...
In the U.S., one in three women and one in six men have experienced sexual assault in their life.
It makes me physically ill...
“I think I’m psychic,” I said to my logical, skeptical, mathematical husband, “or a medium, or something.”
“Oh yeah?” he said nonchalantly.
Though he’d never outright...
It was a sunny Saturday morning in March. The weather was cool but the sun was flooding in through the windows. My husband had...
Middle school arrived with a flourish.
A new school year, a new and much larger school, new classmates and a whole host of new opportunities,...
*This is an older post from our archives, but we thought it was appropriate to share during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as we seek...
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...
