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June 15, 2020

  View this post on Instagram   "I can't win." "It's never good enough." These are defeatist narratives I am hearing from white people who are dipping their toes into speaking about race for the first time, and finding it to be complex and nuanced and maybe not as easy as they'd hoping. I'm talking about the aspects of privilege that are bubbling up in these kinds of statements, from our belief that black voices should be a . . .

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June 8, 2020

  View this post on Instagram   I'm absolutely giddy to be talking with one of my favorite authors. @oureric and I are talking about the weird world of writing on the internet, finding the balance between writing about humor and pop culture and also writing about social justice issues, and of course . . . our mutual love of the theater. This episode was recorded a few weeks ago, and as we discussed how we've tried to engage . . .

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Life Lately

June 1, 2020

People love to say that racism has to be taught. I'm not so sure anymore. I think we are swimming in a racist environment and kids pick up on it because it's all around us. One thing I do know: antiracism has to be taught. We need to be intentional. And it needs to be an ongoing dialogue. View this post on Instagram   Being antiracist should not depend on your political party. But we cannot change things until we refuse to elect . . .

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Life Lately

May 18, 2020

  View this post on Instagram   If you are local and have a birthday coming up, some of our high school’s band members are doing music for drive-by birthday parties. Swipe left for info. A post shared by Kristen Howerton (@kristenhowerton) on May 17, 2020 at 9:00pm PDT   View this post on Instagram   Here's how to make sure your kids are handy. . . .

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Life Lately

April 27, 2020

Happy birthday to this cutie! Someone please explain how my youngest is 11!! This weekend's family project: some new bookshelves for my bedroom alcove. I'm here to report that staining is harder than it looks and I never want to do it again. It took four of us applying stain at the same time to get these looking decent. Making signs for Aunt Sarah as she gets out of the hospital today. We love you @sarebearlyons! Home ec.   Hope everyone is ok. Check in when you . . .

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Life Lately

April 20, 2020

  View this post on Instagram   I'm recording my audiobook in a fort in my bedroom made of soundproofing blankets and that feels on-brand for this book and my whole life, really . . . A post shared by Kristen Howerton (@kristenhowerton) on Apr 19, 2020 at 5:49pm PDT   View this post on Instagram   When you are bored enough to build a gladiator . . .

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Life Lately

April 13, 2020

  View this post on Instagram   Our Easter egg hunt tradition has morphed into the kids hiding for each other with elaborate schemes and lots of hype. This year Kembe floated the best eggs out into the middle of the pool. I think we might be doing this tradition into their adulthood. 😂 A post shared by Kristen Howerton (@kristenhowerton) on Apr 12, 2020 at 3:34pm PDT I made everyone dress up today. We set the . . .

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Life Lately

April 6, 2020

I'm excited to be doing a virtual event with some other @randomhouse authors on Tuesday night at 5pm PT. Check my stories for details!   Did an awkward face mask this morning that made us all look vaguely like Trump. When her quarantine coping mechanism is baking and your quarantine coping mechanism is eating. 👍👎 #themgains #quarantine15 #quarantinebod View this post on Instagram   Wait for it. (US is blue.) . . .

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Daily Schedule for Moms During COVID-19 Quarantine

March 24, 2020

Daily Schedule for Moms During School Closures

I know there have been many resources circulated on how to keep kids occupied during the COVID-19 school closures and quarantine season (I shared our own school schedule here.) But moms need structure, too! Today, I'm sharing a sample schedule from my own life that I've been following for the past week. Hope it helps!  You can customize your own at this link. 10am wake up, check on children who have already watched 3 hours of tv, eat a handful of pretzels and a chocolate bar from your . . .

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Life Lately

March 23, 2020

Scouting out new homeschool locations. I think this might work. View this post on Instagram         Just had to share some of the amazing inspiring essays my children have been turning in. #teenagersinquarantine #wasteoftime #burningtrench A post shared by Kristen Howerton (@kristenhowerton) on Mar 21, 2020 at 11:24am PDT View this post on . . .

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