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This is not click-bait, I really do pay my kids to read. For a long time, before bed, we had a great routine. Brush teeth, go potty, put on pjs, snuggle, read, sing songs, go to bed. Somehow we lost it. 2020...

Many of us are working from home while our kids are being educated at home, all doing the best we can to make it work. My school-age kids can mostly fend for themselves throughout the day. But, it's much...

Do you remember, before you had kids, you heard the rumors about the “terrible twos?” I sure did. And they sounded, well, terrible. So, as my first born approached the age of two I was geared up for it....

I can boast an assortment of talents that I’ve found useful as a mother: getting strange stains out of clothing, cutting sandwiches in the “right” shape, picking every tomato out of a meal, remembering to give my daughter a...

I didn't have strong feelings one way or the other about my high school reunion. I'm not super into bars or mingling. Thanks to social media, I also felt relatively up to date on classmates' lives, or at least...

You’ve met the American Girls of history — Kit Kittredge, who weathered hard times with grit and gratitude during the Great Depression. Melody Ellison, who lifted her voice for fairness and freedom in 1963. Kaya, the Native America, who...

Where are all my explosive moms at? You know, the ones who lose their temper on the daily, and have screamed at their kids more times than they care to admit? I see you. I understand you. I am one...

Dear First Snow Fall of the Season, Every winter, without fail, you manage to saunter your way into our lives with a blinding flourish. And every winter, without fail, I’m caught off guard. As the sun set last night on...

I really hate baking. I love eating baked goods, but I really hate baking. I don’t know why, but butter, flour, and sugar and I just don’t get along.  My mom baked like crazy when I was growing up, but...

Did you recently have one of those days? A day where you felt like you weren't really winning at the whole mom gig? A day where you thought all the other moms have it together while you're just trying...