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“Don’t Use Her Name.”

My son witnessed an assault against a young woman in his P.E. Class. A situation of a young man wielding [...]
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The Rules of Being a Stage Mom

There are rules to this gig of Stage Mom. I’m a babe in the woods, learning as I go. For [...]
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He Remembers It Differently

Timehop is a lovely invention of an app.  I love how it gently knocks on the door of my mind [...]
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I Guess I Didn’t Realize

Scrolling through the photos on my iPhone, Tyler saw a candid picture of him and me at my 40th birthday [...]
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Creatures of Wonder

Creature of wonder, man-child of mine. You look like a puzzling and impossible blend of genetics, of his eyebrows and [...]
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“It gets better.”

“Mom, I wish you had some kind of record of the things I said when I was little.” The incredulous [...]
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To Say Their Names

“Let me find a picture that shows her hair,” she said, scrolling through the pictures on her phone. We were [...]
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The Last Dance

Parenting is filled with finality. I mean, they say your role as a parent never ends, and I get that, [...]
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But If I Slow Down…

Two days ago, I barreled through my to-do list. It probably looks like yours, errands and groceries and dinner and [...]
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Parents, Patients, and Bendy Straws: The Hospital Waiting Room

The waiting room in the surgery center at Children’s Hospital is a tender place. So many parents. So much waiting. [...]
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“Mom, I have nothing to read.”

“Mom, I have nothing to read.” “Sure you do. There’s a whole bookshelf in the hallway. And three in the [...]
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Rites of Passage: Cop, Coach, Consultant

This morning, my oldest boy turned thirteen, and my younger boy boarded the bus for three days at Outdoor Ed. [...]
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So Big, So Small

It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The [...]
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The Stages of The Carpool Lane, and also I Wrote a New Book

The carpool lane might be one of the world’s best arguments for homeschooling.  If there’s one thing that most consistently [...]
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Why I Won’t Get the Award for Mother of the Year

Throwing it back to a post from 2008,when my babies were two and almost-one, I was sleepless and underfed, Robb and [...]
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When “ish” is Enough

I sent two boys off to summer camp this morning. One boy was locked and loaded, ready for every single [...]
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Laughably Insufficient: To Thank a Teacher

Nothing feels quite so insufficient as giving a teacher a year-end gift.  The greatest thanks are the hardest to articulate. [...]
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When Mother’s Day Isn’t Happy

“Happy Mother’s Day. Happy, happy, happiest of days, happy Mother’s Day.” That’s what they’re all saying this weekend, the TV, [...]
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Mission Hills on Mother’s Day: You Can Do This

  I’ll be there all weekend – with Peter, books, hugs, words, and heaps of Love for all the moms. [...]
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Vintage Technology

Tucker left this morning for Outdoor Ed, the rite of passage for sixth graders. And so my heart will live [...]
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