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School Picture Day For The Photogenically-Challenged

I dont take good pictures. Ive always been told that I have a nice smile, but as soon as I sense a camera pointed in my direction, I turn all robotic. My mouth tenses, my eyes bug out and I end up looking as if Im being poked in the butt. Ive tried all the tricks, like tilting my head, turning my chin down, applying Vaseline to my teeth. Nothing works.

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I’m Tonally Challenged: Here’s My Dilemma

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I do not have a soft, sweet tone to my voice. I know people with voices like this – people who still sound chipper and happy even when theyre seething mad – and I used to make fun of them, or goad them into saying curse words, because it always sounds funny to hear a high-pitched, upbeat voice let loose with a string of expletives.

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The Five Things I Learned In My Rookie Year Being A Working Mom

This Fall, I celebrated my first anniversary of returning to “working mom” after becoming a first-time mother. Ironically, in the same month, I started a new job. In retrospect, it’s not a coincidence. They say the first year is the hardest for significant life changes. It’s a period of unknowns, new obstacles, and inevitable mistakes made along the way. And frankly, since I don’t have much to compare it to at this point, I’d say year one of being a working mom was quite the cluster.

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Autism and Exercise During a Pandemic

Autism and Exercise During a Pandemic Parents and guardians have found it quite a challenge to find ways to keep their children active during a pandemic. School at home is a challenge all by itself, but how do these parents and guardians keep their children active? They understand that a Zoom school day means the…