We didn't really know what we were getting into when we put our five-year-old on a swim team. But we were too deep into it when we started hearing things like, "Warm up starts at 6:30am!" and "Every parent needs to volunteer!" This, of course, would all have been manageable stuff if our oldest ...
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Kid-Friendly Weddings and a nod to the brides and grooms who host them
I admit: I didn't think much about children when I planned my wedding. They weren't excluded from our guest list, but nothing about their presence on the big day really crossed my mind. Which is why I wanted to give the biggest virtual nod I could to the brides and grooms who do think about the ...
A Thank-You to Grandmas Everywhere
Hey Mom, Or "Grandma" as the kids have trained me to call you for these past few years. I know I roll my eyes a lot-- like when you put bandaids on their nonexistent bo-bos. or when you bring over your latest haul of new clothes for them. when you let them destroy your house and then ...
Hey Mama, do you remember when you used to dream about these people?
These ones right around you: this husband, that daughter, those sons: your family. Do you remember when you were a child yourself and you used to wonder where life might take you and who you'd be going there with? Maybe you always knew you'd be a mother; maybe you never saw it coming. ...