Q: I was wondering if you could write something about "stranger danger." How do I talk to my kids about keeping themselves safe out in...
In the last six months I have surpassed a couple of mothering milestones I never thought I'd reach. It still feels rather surreal that...
As Thanksgiving nears I can’t help but feel nostalgic. The feelings of gratefulness, thankfulness, and pride are smothering (in a good way).
As a Mother...
Babywearing is one of the oldest modes of caring for one’s child. Like breastfeeding, eating organic and buying local, babywearing has been having a...
Before we started our family, both my husband and I had experience with being different and not quite belonging. We are both immigrants to...
There was the moment I saw it enter into my house and I held my breath.
Cloaked in a blue plastic bag, handed directly to...
It was a bad day....
It started waking up in my daughter's twin bed for the umpteenth time this week because she woke up multiple...
What were you doing when you were 15?
I was in 10th grade (like most of us were), I had soccer practice a couple of...
I used to be fearless.
I toted three young children to the grocery store by myself. One up front in the cart, one in the...
I know a lot of women have trouble asking for help…especially from other women or mom friends. I have a mother who has led...
As a baby, I had black hair, a fair complexion, and perpetually bright pink cheeks. I was the first child and my father loved...
When my girls were young I remember hearing a lot of advice and comments about what it would be like to raise them. These...
No one prepared me for this love.
It is a warmth behind my lungs, spreading from my heart. It is pure happiness.
When I first held...
The year was 1983 and I was in the first grade. I was so excited for show-and-tell that day, and I let a few...
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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...
