We Can’t Find Time to Have Sex Anymore
Are any other parents having trouble figuring out how to have sex when their kids are home all the time? We’d already been through all the stages, or so we …
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Watching Parenthood with My 13-Year-Old
“Hey Mommy,” my 13-year-old says. “Want to watch another episode of Parenthood with me?” Of course I do! I stop what I’m doing and settle in next to her on …
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My Husband and I Don’t Exchange Christmas Gifts, Here’s Why
“We’re sticking with the same plan as always, right?” As we tidied up our Thanksgiving meal and switched gears to Christmas planning, I knew my husband just wanted to double …
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Great Ideas for Ringing In an At-Home Christmas
This year is shaping up to be one of the calmest Christmases in the history of Christmases. My husband’s work party is indefinitely postponed, my kids aren’t performing in a …
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Staying Home for Thanksgiving, When We’d Rather Not
When I moved to the United States to go to college, I found out just what a big deal Thanksgiving was. Sure we have it in Canada, but my memories …
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Thanksgiving is Different, But Don’t Give Up on It
Growing up, Thanksgiving was the next best thing to family reunions. People who I only saw during the holidays would show up—unknown second and third cousins, childhood family friends, uncles, …
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New Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving this Year
Thanksgiving 2020 is shaping up to be quite different than past years. It is kind of the theme of 2020, isn’t it? Different. Lots of rough patches sprinkled with rays …
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When Is It Time to Downsize?
“I think we are going to sell our house … get something smaller.” It caught me off guard, hearing this news from my best friend. She and her husband purchased …
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From an Entrepreneur Mom to Her Daughters
A few days ago, my daughters and I were hiking a massive sand dune, hoping to enjoy sweeping views of Lake Michigan from the top. But before we set out, …
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Making the Most of 2020 We’re Doing a Road Trip and Homeschooling: Here’s How
About two months ago I was sitting on my porch in New Hampshire finishing up a series of articles about three towns in Colorado and New Mexico. “It would be …
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I Wish We Were All In This Together, But We’re Not
We’re all in this together.” We’ve been hearing this since the pandemic took hold of us. No, I’m not here to complain about the celebrities who say it from the …
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We Get Along Great, But We’re Boring the Crap Out of Each Other
It’s not me, it’s them. Who’s them? My family! We’re spending a lot of time together thanks to the whole social distancing, global pandemic, nobody-knows-what’s-safe-thing happening in the world, and …
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Stop Saying Suburban Moms Are a Voting Block
First there were “soccer moms”, then for a while it was “hockey moms” and now finally the media at large is just referring to these women as “suburban moms” which …
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Father’s Day and Gay Pride: A Perfect Match
I grew up utterly confused by the dad tropes in pop culture. While I saw a parade of dads on TV calling their daughters “princesses” and fretting about the fact …
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The Best Gift Ideas for Father’s Day
Since the pandemic broke out, my husband has been working overtime. He’s been a stay-at-home dad since our two-year-old was born, in addition to working on the fixer-upper home we …
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