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When It Hits Close to Home

2021-03-23

This one felt different. It was closer to home than ever before. This time, my children are old enough to see the news and ask questions.Continue Reading

Mama, It Is Enough

2021-03-04

There is a height chart on the wall reminding me that I didn’t do the “parenting thing” I planned to do.Continue Reading

4 Parent-Teacher Conference Mistakes to Avoid

2020-10-05

It’s easy to make rookie mistakes during your parent-teacher conference, but follow these simple rules and you’ll have an easier school year.Continue Reading

Avoid the Summer Slide: Sneak in Some Learning!

2020-07-20

It’s summer, time for a break and a recharge, but summer can be hard for parents—kids are home and want to be entertained. How do you avoid the dreaded summer slide?Continue Reading

Puppy Surprise Is Everything Wrong With Maternity Care in America

2019-12-15

The box invites you to see Puppy Surprise make weird panting noises. It is not the sound of a happy dog. It is the sound of a dog mid-panic attack.Continue Reading

Elopement Disaster Averted

2019-10-26

Elopement is a terrifying word for a parent of a child with autism, and even more so for parents of children who lack verbal skills.Continue Reading

No Underwater Piano for My Kid

2019-10-20

Underscheduled? My daughter looks at hobbies like a buffet—today she is on another ballet kick, last month it was pottery. She can’t pick just one.Continue Reading

BREAKING: Dads Can Receive Emails and Make Decisions Too!

2019-10-14

Upydeeh Day School* is reeling this week after a mom emailed the principal with shocking news that her son’s father can also receive emails and make decisions.Continue Reading

Should We Do The Allowance Thing?

2019-10-03

Our four year old gets an allowance. I read a suggestion of $1 for each year of age which seems appropriate. But we’ve stressed it’s not for doing chores.Continue Reading

Dear Mom and Dad (A Letter from Your ADHD Kid)

2019-10-01

The first day of school has just passed. You adjusted my IEP at the end of last year and requested that I get the teacher who also has a son with ADHD.Continue Reading

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Sometimes I say the wrong thing when I'm talking to my teen but that's part of parenting a teenager and we'll get through it.
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It’s been over a year. It was Friday, March 6, 2 It’s been over a year. It was Friday, March 6, 2020. I booked a babysitter and told Jeff we were going to happy hour. We had just found out that our sons were out of school for a few weeks, and I wanted to get out. Jeff suggested that we wait a week, saying we may need it more after a week with all of us at home.
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I shot that idea down, thinking, “mama needs happy hour today!” That was our last outing for months—everything shut down the following Monday.
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It’s hard when it hits close to home. It’s eve It’s hard when it hits close to home. It’s even harder when you have to explain the unexplainable. 
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It’s today. @seanastin is 50 today. (Happy Birth It’s today. @seanastin is 50 today. (Happy Birthday Sean!) but for those of us who had Sean posters all over our walls... #doyoufeeloldyet?
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