I think it’s time we started making reproductive health an open subject. We need to have honest, supportive discussions with no judgment. I also...
School was out approximately 30 seconds this year when my youngest daughter announced to me, “I’m bored!” I had a moment of pure panic,...
While Kathleen and Jemima know it will be impossible to duplicate the dynamic work and community building done by Josilyn and Tasha, they are...
Every year, Burlington VT Moms Blog asks our readers to weigh in on how we can best serve you. This short reader survey will...
I don’t know what I’m doing. There. I said it… Are you happy, world???
This dad’s life is basically a series of hot messes that...
How can we protect our kids from online predators, if we're somewhat clueless about the social media world in which they live?
Several years...
I was born in 1954. People had telephones attached to a wall, you paid extra for long-distance and you paid more per minute for...
My daughter was crying one night. What was wrong? She was worried that she is fat.
I was shocked that a nine-year-old would worry about...
Everyone has heard of concussions.
Concussions have gotten a lot of attention lately in professional sports, especially the NFL. They can be quite dangerous if...
I hate Halloween. There, I said it. I'm finally sharing my unpopular opinion about what I think is the worst holiday ever. Besides the...
My family welcomed our third child in early December. Our older children are 4 and 17 and I felt better prepared for this baby....
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...
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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...
