There’s Something about Swim Kids
We’re a swim family. It took us a long time to get here, though. The truth is, I never thought…
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We’re a swim family. It took us a long time to get here, though. The truth is, I never thought…
Continue ReadingEveryone talks about the kindergarten graduates, with their tiny caps that won’t stay put, the too-big gowns, the beaming, missing-teeth…
Continue ReadingCoauthored by Emily McHugh They rehearse all week, week after week, until the weeks stretch into months and the closer…
Continue ReadingIt's easy to focus on the shortcomings of the public school system. Most can agree it needs a significant overhaul,…
Continue ReadingWhen we look back on our childhoods, most of us say, "It was a simpler time back then," or we…
Continue ReadingMy dear baby girl, As I sit writing this at 11 p.m. on Thursday, you are fast asleep in your…
Continue ReadingI’ve watched a kid of mine in the hot box of the goalkeeper’s box for close to a decade now.…
Continue ReadingWe rarely go out in public without hearing comments about our large family. By today's standards, four kids is apparently…
Continue ReadingI made a promise to someone years ago. It was a verbal plea mixed with tears and desperation, back in…
Continue ReadingBefore you become a parent, you think the times that will break your heart will only be the big ones—double-digit…
Continue ReadingThree red envelopes fan in my palm, waiting. I already know what they contain and I'm accustomed to it by…
Continue ReadingOh, to be a middle-aged mom. I’m sitting in tiny coffee shop sipping iced coffee when I notice two little…
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