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Making Mom Friends During Covid-19
I’ve never had trouble making friends. In high school, I was that kid who bopped from group to group, never settling with any one posse, happily getting along with people from all different social circles. And then I got older. And then I became a mom. Our friends and colleagues were split… They were either…
My Baby Is Not Getting My Husband’s Last Name
If the parents of a baby don’t share the same last name, why should the baby automatically receive the father’s last name? It’s old school and annoying: my baby will be getting my name. Period.
The Second Best Days Of My Life
One of the great joys of parenthood, for me, was being there as my babies began to understand the world around them. Things that were once just objects to gnaw on suddenly became objects of curiosity. People became interesting, dogs became the source of great excitement, flowers became beautiful and books became pages that sparked little imaginations.Every day brought new wonders and realizations, and with them, richer vocabularies, deeper conversations, more inspired creativity. I …
Please Stop Meowing – How to Survive a Toddler’s School Interview
I’ve never believed in “Murphy’s law” until I was a mom and really not until we embarked on the much dreaded “School Interviews.” Murphy’s law is that "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong," which is a close relative (kinda like that annoying cousin who you simply can’t avoid seeing at least once a year)…
Middle School Transition for a Child with Autism – Part Three
Approaching the first day of middle school for my son with autism, I was hoping that I had done everything I could think of to help prepare him BEFORE the first day of school. He was pretty comfortable on the new campus, he got assigned the English teacher from his summer class, and he was…