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Whales, Tacos and Beaches: The Perfect Vacation
Driving south
Picnics in the park
I kept a photo on the refrigerator door for a long, long time. The picture was of my eldest daughter and I at a picnic, taken at a moment neither of us was posing or prepared. We both had on sunglasses and were laughing together at something. Heres what I loved about that picture: you had to do a serious double take to tell which was me and which was my daughter. We looked so very much alike. Of course, I loved that!I didnt feel the same joy when I looked at my mom and wondered if people could still tell us apart.
What's Your Dream Mother's Day?
This Mother’s Day, we asked some moms to dream big. We wanted to know what their perfect Mother’s Day would be. “Let your mind run wild,” we told them. “Be completely unrealistic: A day on a private island in the Bahamas? A day on a yacht with your kids? Your hubby surprising you with breakfast in bed? Sleep? Don’t hold back.” What did we get? A whole lot of enticing, imaginative and beautiful days. So, read on and take a few minutes to daydream with us.
The Modern Mom Book Club’s Pick of the Month: The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
With over 10-million book club members across the country, 90% of them women, it would seem as if every modern mom would already be in a book group. And yet, almost every day, I run into a harried mom at the supermarket, school, or the gym and she says …