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Wait Weight Baby

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There are probably very few of us who are happy with our post baby bodies.  I know I'm certainly not feeling as good as...
I’ve always had a soft spot for NYC. My father was born in Brooklyn, raised on Staten Island, and much of my extended family is...

The Simple Things

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As I tick off the days on my calendar, hurtling ever closer to a time of year I truly relish, I long for change. As...
Before I was a mom I was a social worker focused on families and child safety. In my six years of undergraduate and graduate...
Finally! It happened. My two-and-a-half-year-old (who is three-feet-tall, no exaggeration!) has grown out of her crib. I've delayed it long enough. Last week, though...
I failed at breastfeeding my newborn. With tears I write this, even now. Three months in and I can't separate my feelings from my reality...
1. Toddler speak is part of your daily vocabulary. Granola bars are "bar bars," bananas are "nanas," you get the idea. 2. You hear music on...
Two weeks ago,11 year-old Shamiya Adams was killed in Chicago when a stray bullet fired by a teen gang member came through a window while...
"Eli ate a whole bottle of chewable aspirin, we've gotta go." I'm sitting at my computer on Memorial Day and the words hit me like...
We didn't exactly have a plan when it came to me going back to work. The funding for my job ran out a week...
Did you guys hear the story about how Facebook had an outage in LA last week? Well it goes something like this. The site...
In the wake of Cheryl Hanna’s death, the beloved Vermont Law School professor who recently took her life due to her private struggle with...
Today (August 12th) we will have our cake and we will eat it too. We are not celebrating a birthday or a graduation. There...

Feeding Sean

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In my last trimester of pregnancy, a flood destroyed our home.  The spring green nursery complete with washed and folded-hand-me-down clothes and a honey colored...

In + Around Vermont

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...