The thought of being home with our kids, anxious about the virus, unable to socialize, and trying to teach them while also working remotely, is incredibly daunting.
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03/12/20
It’s Time to Cancel Everything
We canceled our trip to Park City today (we were supposed to leave on Wednesday) and we are not going to the Billie Eilish concert (which is so far still scheduled for Sunday). We are taking Coronavirus seriously.
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03/11/20
Are You Raising Your Mini Me?
Has there ever been something your kid said or did when it felt like you were basically looking into a mirror at a mini version of yourself? Maybe it’s a gesture, or a phrase, or a tone, when you suddenly realized, “oh yeah— this kid is definitely mine!”
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03/10/20
Just Here Waiting for the Outbreak
Right now feels very strange. Like we are all living in a science fiction movie.
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We don’t sell Girl Scout Cookies online. I prefer to make the girls really work for every sale, just like I did when I was a kid.
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When I posted the photo above on @mommyshorts the other day, there were a few moms of boys who felt that the message should be more gender neutral.
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Every kid is a master at bedtime stalling. From claiming their hungry to starting an impromptu dance party, here are all the things kid do when you tell them it’s time for bed.
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This month is Women’s History Month, so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to put together a list of games, books, and clothes that every budding feminist would love to have in their Girl Power arsenal.
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03/04/20
The Impossible Double Standard
In 2016, I really thought our country was ready to elect a woman. Over the past few years, I feel we have regressed so far in the other direction. Or maybe we were never there and I was fooling myself.
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The Coronavirus seems less likely to affect kids, which I know is our biggest concern as parents. It also seems to be more of a threat for smokers, who already have their respiratory systems compromised.
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At Harlow’s 7th birthday party… there were pandas. There were doughnuts. There were panda doughnuts. Yep, that’s right. We celebrated with a panda doughnut baking party at Freshmade NYC.
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“My dad sends me inspirational quotes every morning. I love it. The fact that he looks for one to send to me each day means more than what it actually says.”
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Hi. I’m Ilana and I have struggled with eczema my whole life. But thanks to two recent discoveries, I might finally have a way to keep it in check.
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If you think your kids are on the late side of training, it’s gonna be okay. In fact, you might be even better off than your friends who started sooner.
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There are few things more annoying than waiting endlessly for a spouse who is on a shopping mission, and nobody knows that better than a husband
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