Year: 2015
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Elliot Turns Four
Elliot turned four a couple of weeks ago. We decided to have a party for him and invited his entire class. Prior to this year, we’d only ever invited the immediate family. Anyway, last year, he wanted an Emmet cake. And so my massively pregnant ass made him an Emmet cake. This year, he wanted…
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Living In The Suburbs Feels Like Waiting.
There are days I wake up and I wonder how it is I got here. How do I live in the suburbs? How is it I have three kids? Where has the time gone? I turned forty last year but because I was pregnant and fairly miserable with sickness, I didn’t realize it. I didn’t have…
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Quick Passing Thought.
“In today’s economy, when having both parents in the workforce is an economic necessity for many families, we need affordable, high-quality childcare more than ever. It’s not a nice-to-have — it’s a must-have. It’s time we stop treating childcare as a side issue, or a women’s issue, and treat it like the national economic priority…
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Friends and Neighbors
We’ve lived in the suburbs for a little over a year. And it’s ok. I’d be lying if I said I loved it. The truth is, I miss living in the city. I miss it for so many reasons, and someday I hope to tackle them all, but today I’ll stick to one: friends and…
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