Disorganized was simply not in my vocabulary. I never imagined I could ever be a disorganized mess.
I’m not saying I didn’t have piles, but...
I've had a few realizations that helped me get along better with my teens during COVID-19.
When the world came to a pause in March,...
I have always avoided taking my children to the grocery store if at all possible. Going shopping by myself gives me some ‘alone’ time...
Before I had my son, as in, when he was kicking my bladder and making me rush to the bathroom every five seconds, I...
Growing up, I was the definition of a girly girl.
Most of my clothes were pink and purple. I refused to wear jeans because they...
The other day I took my son in for a doctor’s appointment. He checked out fine and when we were leaving, the doctor asked...
Almost a year ago, I breathed a sigh of relief when Kamala Harris dropped out of the presidential race. Amidst all the talk about...
One dreary quarantine day, my 9-year-old son, Easton, randomly asked if he could get a pet snake.
I doubled over in a fit of laughter....
As I write this, we have been in a state of emergency for 185 days. I know that because it started the day my...
A sleepover is a right of passage. It means your child is growing up.
That said, your child's first sleepover can be nerve-wracking, both for...
There’s an old Yiddish folk tale about a man who is feeling overwhelmed by his home life. As a single mom, I feel overwhelmed...
Yesterday I dropped a PlayStation controller on my child’s face. Actually, it fell off of a shelf four feet above the ground, directly into...
This coronavirus pandemic is so stressful and terrible.
Thanks to coronavirus, I have been on the verge of tears on an almost daily basis. The...
My family had been practicing social or physical distancing for two months. My hobby of performing stand up comedy had come to a screeching...
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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...
