11yo Memphis sent a letter to Harvard Admissions asking how to get accepted one day. Her mom had no idea she sent it until they received a response.
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Pancake boards are the latest food trend, so of course, Harlow had to combine her perfect pancakes and her love of snack plates to create the most beautiful breakfast ever!
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02/19/20
Mazzy has a Future In Meme Creation
Some kids learn math or law or engineering from their parents. My kids learn meme creation.
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02/14/20
Happy Valentine’s Day!
As with every holiday, Harlow is ALL IN. She has been planning her outfit for weeks.
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02/14/20
27 “How We Met” Stories in Honor of Valentine’s Day
Even though the way Mike and I met isn’t exactly the best plot for a rom com, we’ve now been together for 12 years and have two awesome kids, so I’d say it all worked out for us. Here are some much better stories!
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“Hair Love was done because we wanted to see more representation in animation,” Cherry said while accepting the Oscar for Best Animated Short on Sunday night. “We wanted to normalize black hair.”
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We all loved the movie but Mazzy was confused as to why Jo got married at the end. Harlow was mad that Mazzy kept covering her eyes whenever there was a kissing scene.
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02/12/20
How to Raise Kids Who Love Skiing
From having the right attitude to selecting the right gear, I’m gonna tell you everything I’ve learned from skiing with my kids for the past seven years.
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A birthday party at American Girl Place includes a private room, place settings for everyone’s dolls, dinner, cake and conversation starters, which were freaking hilarious.
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02/06/20
Feel Free to Vent to the Angry Tree
So far, 2020 has been pretty depressing. I find following the election cycle and the impeachment hearings and the uptick in hate crimes and the effects of climate change to be mentally exhausting.
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If you want some ideas for reasonably priced Valentines’ Day presents for your kids, I made a guide. I also included a few gifts that I want, some options for Mike and a few for your single friends too.
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In the hallway of Mazzy’s school, student projects often hang outside the classroom. When Mazzy’s work is on the wall, I can’t help but compare hers to the other kids in the class.
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01/30/20
Is Being a Mom a Marketable Skill?
I bet there are a lot of moms still trying to figure out what we want to be when we grow up. Particularly those of us who went on a five or ten year hiatus to raise our kids.
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Will your child learn about the science behind the making of ice cream? Or the benefits of a balanced diet and how to incorporate cold creamy treats in moderation? No, they will not.
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01/21/20
Mommy Shorts Squad hits 100K
Remember five years ago when I started @insta2yearold on Instagram? Since then, so much has changed.
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