the examined family
The unbearable beauty of parentingListen now (5 min) | [Trying some audio for fun. Do you like it? Let me know] It was the smallest of things. We were driving. I heard Maya say to Stella in the backseat: “Do you want me to read all of Raina’s favorite foods to you?” She’d been reading one of Raina Telgemeier’s…
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I’m not really a new year’s resolutions person, but I do like these moments when we collectively try out new behaviors and get more intentional about…
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some thoughts on pandemic parenting and advocacy
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Do not hope; instead observe. My daughters and I had been reading Flora & Ulysses, a fantastic Kate DiCamillo book, over winter break, when we came…
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10 reflection questions for the end of your year
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Hi ya. You hanging in? I’m here to tell you that whatever you said last night while under the influence of one too many eggnogs is okay. Forgive…
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I thought I’d throw the five most popular posts from the year back your way in case you missed them, or wanted to re-visit. And I’ll say this: I really…
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I’m evolving this from NYT-centric snapshots to just five things that really did it for me this week… RIP bell hooks. There were so many beautiful…
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