Even before I went on maternity leave, the idea of going back to work terrified me.
I put so much work into preparing for...
I’ve lived in Vermont nearly all of my life, with the exception of a semester when I studied and worked in Madrid, Spain.
My brother...
Confession: I didn't even know watching TV was "bad for you" until I became a mom. One minute I was binge-watching Downton Abbey for...
There is a lot of great children's music out there these days. So much that children’s music has its own category at the Grammys!
My...
Tit for tat is usually a term referring to exchanging blows in a fight.
While my boys are certainly becoming experts in that regard (giant...
I can remember the day my mom turned 40.
I distinctly remember thinking that I never wanted to get that old. When I turned...
I will be the first to admit I am a sensitive person. But I never used to be so tenderhearted until I became a...
The first of many parenting truths that I can tell you is that I am no parenting expert.
Exhausted after not sleeping for the...
In my last post, I tried to persuade you that you should teach your kids to write thank you notes. Here, I want to...
You should make your child write thank you notes.
There, I said it. Call me old-fashioned. Roll your eyes at me. I totally get...
Being a stepparent is hard and there is no easy way around that fact.
I was recently reminded of this by another parent. The parent...
Let’s face it, parenting is filled with horribly embarrassing times when you wish you could be anywhere but with your kid.
Not to say...
Let me begin this post by saying I have the utmost respect for teachers. A few of my closest family friends teach elementary school...
Raising kids is tough. Give birth to a child who is biracial or mixed race in Vermont, and things get a little more interesting.
I’ve always been filled with...
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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...
