Update on Mommy Day #3 (or is it #4?)
For my Summer Fun List — on which I am making great progress! — I listed doing "mommy days" with each of my three bigger …Read More
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Beach, no salt
We just got back from vacation last night. We drove out to Indiana on Friday, June 30, and spent the week at two different houses …Read More
Report on Mommy Day #2
We staggered the camp schedules this week. The 7-year-old and 5-year-old are occupied during the day; the 10-year-old is not. So he and I elected …Read More
The longest day
Eleven years ago, my husband and I spent late June in northern Norway. In particular, I remember a night in Trondheim, right around the solstice. …Read More
Six years in suburbia
A few weeks ago I made the somewhat surprising discovery that I had subscribed to Apple Music. I can't remember doing this, though obviously I …Read More
Avoiding the mommy track
Different people react to parenthood different ways. Some new moms (and dads) want to dial things down professionally for a while. But others do not. …Read More
Why 2-year-olds are cute
It's clearly a survival mechanism. I don't think the species would have survived without that adaptation. The 2-year-old spent big chunks of the weekend attempting to …Read More
Report on Mommy Day #1 (2017)
My 5-year-old daughter finished her pre-K program this week, so we celebrated with the first of my three planned Mommy Days for the summer. These …Read More
How do parents counter the impression of being less productive? (Request for sources)
Just a quick post: I am working on a piece for Verily on how some parents have shown they are "still in the game" after …Read More