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Dynamic Duos and “The Guy with the Hoe”

Today makes seventeen halloweens. And I have very little to do with any of it.  I’m now the comfy lady [...]
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Juggling the Glass and the Plastic

I read recently about an interview with author Nora Roberts, where someone asked her how to balance writing and kids. [...]
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Guys

Brick Wall

We are at the life stage where the boys come home late at night after a shift at work or [...]
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Gentlemen’s Academy

Somehow, I have become the mom sitting by the mirrors outside the men’s dressing room, while the sons try on [...]
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What the Disney Business Model Taught Me About Parenting

  “Coming up with a new recipe to feed the family, or even putting together a presentation for a new [...]
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The Naked Movie

I am writing in the library today. A mom and her little girl – probably four years old – walked [...]
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Dad

Thirteen Lessons I Learned from My Dad

Thirteen Things I Learned from my Dad: 1. If you’re going to get in trouble at school, let it be [...]
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Thank you, Mary.

I remember when each of my boys was born, the sweet relief of holding them, meeting them, beginning this new [...]
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The Great Denim Skirt Debate of 1993

Everybody who becomes an adult has to be fourteen once, and it’s a rough time of transition for everybody involved [...]
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On Dating the Daughters

“Mom, I asked her to be my girlfriend. But don’t worry – I talked to her dad already.” “You asked [...]
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Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie

Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong [...]
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Today, I Said Thank You.

Today, I said thank you to the Starbucks barista who made my Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, even though she is [...]
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“… but I don’t know what to say.”

When my family goes away for a bit, things fall to pieces. When we got on the cruise ship in [...]
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Social Studies

Front Lines and Finish Lines

This is the final week of distance learning, a household term that nobody knew three months ago. This week, we [...]
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Leisure

So Much “Leisure Time”

Back when I was navigating the long days with little people, some researchers endeared themselves to me with a released [...]
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Ranch Dressing and Orgasms

“Mom, did you know they make ranch dressing seasoning?” one son says. “I feel like she bought that already,” says [...]
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Our Loudest Easter Story

I wanted to send this story to you on Easter morning or the night before, but things got away from [...]
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My little guys

Jesus Didn’t Parent Toddlers: A Love Letter to the Parents of Littles

Parents of Preschoolers and Toddlers, this season is the real deal, isn’t it?  You are in the t-r-e-n-c-h-e-s. When my [...]
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March

The Collective Reflective

Have you noticed? We have become people who are counting. We are counting things. We are counting days. We are [...]
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Sparkly, Shiny Promises

A few years ago, I kept things lively with a special treat for the boys each day of spring break. [...]
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