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Thinking Ahead about Autism
Thinking Ahead about Autism What do I mean? I’m talking about planning. Planning because you have a child with autism. This is more than planning for an event or a trip because you just have kids. I mean to take it one step further because you need to think a little more about your…
Six Kids, Tomato Soup and the White Soccer Jersey. Oh My
The following post is in partnership with Tide. It was a day I'll never forget, March 8, 2015. It was my son's birthday and my other son's first soccer game. The day was packed full of tasks I had yet to do. The "mom of the year" in me decided it would be a good…
Back to School Must-Haves For Your ‘Lil Ones
After you’ve checked “backpack” off your school supply shopping list, the next step is finding the perfect way to pack your little one’s lunch! First of all, just forget about using brown bags. They’re SO boring and certainly not very eco-friendly. Instead, think of a lunchbox like a purse. You wouldn’t use a plastic grocery bag to hold all your stuff, would you?
Mommy Thinks Homework Stinks
Its been more than a dozen years since I had to crank out a term paper at 2 a.m. or cram for a final exam or God forbid had to apply an utterly meaningless mathematical theorem to anything. But weirdly, I am still haunted by homework and wake up in the middle of the night sweating that Im about to flunk a test because I forgot to study.
Cigarettes, Booze and Kids
Two Sundays ago, I picked up my nine-year-old daughter from a girly girl sleepover birthday party at her friend Jo-Jos, five minutes from our house. In addition to her rumpled pink sleeping bag, my daughter left the hosts front door carrying a purple balloon and a goodie bag filled with unicorn stickers. Before we got home, her eyes welled with tears.