I was all queued up to write the teary essay about my oldest venturing off to Kindergarten. I had the tears all shed. I had the words mostly summoned. And then…
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Peace. Quiet. Alone. I failed these words on my last vocab quiz. I totally forget what they mean. Especially in the context of the bathroom. Are you with me, moms?…
I have memorized the entirety of Goodnight Moon. If you have children under the age of five, I bet you have too. But have you ever heard of Margaret Wise…
See these lovely people? They’re my lovely people, my lovely family, and somehow, despite the busyness of all 23 of our lives, we gathered from California, Indiana, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania…
The dollar bill left as the waitress’s tip changed everything. It was a single dollar. The waitress earned every penny of it. She brought out a custom dessert, sent me…
I think the two blond heads triangled together in the pull-behind bike cart look precious. Until I realize that one head is canted at an unusual angle, thanks to the…



