Winter driving is not for the faint of heart. Honestly, even the most seasoned among us (like my husband) still encounter nearly impassable white-knuckle...
My six-year-old son was in uncontrollable tears and it was only 7:00 AM. Our mornings don’t usually start like this, especially the morning before...
You don’t have to be friends with your kids’ friends’ parents. There, I said it. It’s okay not to be friends. It doesn’t make...
I miss the days of my own childhood magical thinking.
There was a time when I believed that when the lights went off and...
Night terrors. Screaming. Flailing. Stiff body.
I remember my son’s first episode of night terrors as clear as my children's births. My husband and I...
I have been a writer for the BurlingtonVT Moms Blog team for nearly two years. Through participating in blog events, I’ve come to know a...
Now that we’re a few months into homeschooling, we are starting to feel some rhythm to our days and I have really started to...
It's no secret that I have had trouble making friends as an adult. Last year, I wrote a post about how hard it was...
As a special needs mom, I often hear the same cliches over and over again. I have I have a big confession to make....
I am a mother, and I am also a rape survivor.
This traumatic experience has become a critical part of my personal narrative. There...
My goal is to raise independent kids.
However, independent kids don't develop on their own. Instead, parents must put a lot of effort into teaching...
To be honest, I am not an organized or tidy person by nature, however, over the years and due to necessity, I have slowly...
Currently, my husband of 13 years and I are on the precipice of something we haven’t had any interest in until now. Homeownership. We...
When I started working as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in New York in 2006, I was working long days, from about 7:45AM, until anywhere...
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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...
