Letting Go Is a Muscle: What My Kids' Class Trips Taught Me
My first child's class trip left me sick to my stomach. By my third, I waved at the bus without a lump in my throat. What changed?
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The In-Between Years: Welcome to the Start of Puberty
One minute they're demanding privacy, the next they want you to blow the hurt away. Welcome to the in-between years.
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I'm 43 and the Only One of My Friends With a Toddler
I almost yelled 'Oh, a bulldozer!' in the car with a friend. Turns out I'm the only one of us still living in toddler land.
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Life With a 14-Year-Old: Phones, Makeup, and Trust
My 14-year-old recently asked for one-on-one time with me. Maybe it's the evening talks on the edge of her bed, or maybe it's the phone in the kitchen.
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Two Years Old Today: A Letter to My Fourth Baby
Four kids, one tiny boy, and a family that fell for him on day one. What I wrote for my youngest, and what his big siblings told me afterward.
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My Week of Saying Something Nice to Strangers
A subway driver, a bakery clerk, a woman in a colorful scarf. Saying something nice to strangers felt way less cheesy than I feared.
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