Last year, I had a no good, very bad, ridiculous day with my daughter. But... it actually wasn't terrible.
Here's how it started: I was off...
Valentine’s Day is a day for lovers. There are hearts, chocolate candies, cute little cards, and flowers everywhere. For many people, it’s also a...
After a recent piano recital, a mom friend and I were reflecting on how maybe, just maybe, our kiddos could have used a little...
I often look back at my pretend mom ideas from before I had kids, and laugh. I used to think that it would be...
Humans want to put things into categories, to find patterns. No inherent problem there. As parents and caregivers, we have influence over how our...
I’ve moved around a LOT in my life; back and forth between coasts, in between, and abroad. Until recently, I never stayed in one...
The other day, I scored big time at a local consignment shop. I got “Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls,” for a mere $4! This...
My son was born on September 11, 2003: the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, on the Pentagon, and...
Unleashing your mom power can turn a meek and mild Mindy to a badass Betty. And, at the same time, unleashing your mom power...
To quote the sage Dowager Countess of Grantham, "one forgets about parenting; the on and on-ness of it." Downton Abbey, people. Sometimes parenting can...
Single mothers really do have the hardest job in the world.
They are breadwinners for their families, the principle support people for their kids' every...
I met Olive when I was twenty-one years old and in my fourth year of undergraduate school. Olive had just turned four, and her...
Remember that sound? The sound that can strike fear into the hearts of all parents? That tiny cooing somewhere in the darkness at 2AM?
Nope,...
From the time that my cycle began at the age of 13 I felt at odds with my Uterus.
So much so that my father...
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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...
