At the beginning of the summer, I had asked what other working moms did with their kids while school was out. This was a big dilemma for our family this summer. Last year I took on a bigger workload since I had all of the kids in school/preschool, and it was all fun & games until I had to figure out how to maintain my workload over the summer. We were on a tight budget since our home remodel, predictably, cost more than we anticipated. And I work from home, so hiring a sitter wasn't a great . . .
What I want you to know about having a child with brain cancer
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Audra, Max's Momma. August 5th, 2011 is a painful anniversary. On that day our four-year-old son, Max, was diagnosed with brain cancer. My family was thrown into a new world. In this story . . .
On respect, responsibility, and Mrs. Hall’s open letter to teenaged girls
Last week I saw dozens of people linking to a post written as an open letter to teen girls from the mom of several boys. Almost as quickly as that post went viral, the backlash hit. It seems like the post struck a nerve – some feeling like it expressed their very own thoughts, and others feeling like the message was problematic. I am in the latter camp, and my first reaction was to write a snarky post . . . my own open letter back . . . maybe some satire to skewer what I felt to be a . . .
That’s what SHE said: women have cellulite, a primer on Syria, sub-par burrito construction, surviving a friend break-up, and more . . .
What People Really Look Like (From The Point Of View Of A Massage Therapist) Let’s start here with what nobody looks like: nobody looks like the people in magazines or movies. Not even models. Nobody. Lean people have a kind of rawboned, unfinished look about them that is very appealing. But they don’t have plump round breasts and plump round asses. You have plump round breasts and a plump round ass, you have a plump round belly and plump round thighs as well. That’s how it works. (And that’s . . .
What I want you to know about adoption delays
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Tasha Via. Nobody can ever prepare you enough for the toll that adoption can take on a family. Nobody ever talks about how hard the aftermath is, or that the child you . . .
The 6 kinds of parents teachers appreciate
I’ve written before about what kind of school parent I am, and in an episode of Mama Said, Sarah and I discussed my ambivalence about volunteering in their classrooms. Short story, I think a lot about what my kids’ teachers think of me. When I discuss my own parenting style with them—including teachers in my social circles—I keep hearing a lot of similar things: That it’s a collaboration. Parents and teachers have to work together as a team to help our kids reach their potential. So I’ve been . . .
What i want you to know: my daughters are “real” sisters
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Rachel Garlinghouse. My girls are real sisters. Really. Both of my children came to my husband and me through domestic, transracial, open adoption. (Whew! What a mouthful!) We . . .
DIY swimsuit drying rack
This little hack for drying swimsuits may seem like a no-brainer, but the concept eluded me until this summer. We used to throw wet swimsuits over the shower curtain rod, which meant that the suits dripped into the bath but also out onto the floor. The other issue with this technique is that the kids could not reach their own swimsuits, and since they were in and out of their suits all summer it became frustrating for all of us that they required assistance to retrieve their suit. A . . .
Easy bento lunch ideas
The kids are back n school and we are giving the Bento boxes a go. So far so good. It’s funny how a small change like a new lunchbox can make packing the lunches easer to bear. I love how easy these are to pack. No more ziplocs, containers, etc. Here are a few of our lunches from the past week: India is my picky eat. She got a turkey sandwich on sourdough, hummus and carrots, almonds, and an orange. Karis got a peanut-butter sandwich, blueberries and almonds (her favorite . . .
What I want you to know about my abortion secret
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by an anonymous reader. I was in college, 22 years old, and a proud member of my coveted sorority. I was an outgoing social butterfly with tons of friends and a boyfriend who, at that time, I was . . .
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