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This year was, in all likelihood, the only summer I will ever spend at home with my kids.  I wish I had been able to fully enjoy it. I hope, in hazy memories, my kids will think of these three...

We've all heard the news by now — Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, also known as RBG, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. The news devastated many, including moms right here in the Iowa City community. Ginsburg was more than...

We've been managing our families' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly a year, and I, for one, would like my participation trophy. Humor me for a moment. In a period of the quickest and most significant skill development of our...

I am a work outside the home mom. Notice I do not say "working mom" because ever since spending twelve weeks at home caring for a high needs infant on my maternity leave, the point was driven home to...

When my oldest child was born, I faced a problem common to many families: what would we do about childcare? Our family’s struggle on this issue isn’t unique, and it continues to this day. A Delicate Balance We were fairly young...

Some of us moms are essential workers. This means we are getting up, getting ready, and getting out the door each and every day as if COVID-19 hasn’t taken over the world. We take our kids to be watched...

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...