By Amanda Nelson If We Only Get 18 Summers, I’ll Take Them Simple
I kept reading it in the months leading up to summer: You only have 18. Eighteen summers to make memories.…
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I Gave My Kids Another Mediocre Summer
I’m an elder millennial—meaning I grew up with non-extravagant summers filled with Slip 'N Slides hooked up to water hoses,…
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By Autumn Knapp As a Special Needs Mom, I Crave the Structure of the School Year
For most, summer break means freedom: slow mornings, Popsicles, Slip 'N Slides, and late bedtimes. But for parents like me…
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Give Us a Sandlot Summer
The baseball diamond is my kids’ happy place. Each year, when spring turns to summer and the warm weather comes…
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By Her View From Home Never Allow Kids on Riding Lawn Mowers: One Dad’s Terrifying Warning
As we strolled the neighborhood last night, it seemed like almost everyone was out mowing their lawns. It was one…
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Oops, We Forgot to Have Sex This Summer
It's summer! The season of bikinis and pool parties and cocktails on the back deck. It's time to wear your…
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By Emily Waletich Remember When Summer Lasted Forever?
June has always been magical. It’s open window season in the Midwest. The perfect offering after a long thaw and…
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By Connie Cumming I’m Giving My Kids the Summer Fun I Never Had
I love that my kids hate school. Stay with me here . . . Yes, I absolutely love that year…
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By Jodi McDonnell Give Me a Barefoot, Back Door Always Open Kind of Summer
I want a barefoot, back door left open kind of summer. One where the kids enjoy getting dirty toes, one…
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I’m Giving My Kids a Do Nothing Summer
All year we have a jam-packed schedule that consists of hockey, dance, cheer, soccer, skiing, basketball, baseball, and numerous school…
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Our Yard Is the Messy One Because All Are Welcome Here
Dear neighbors, I know our house is the messy one on the block. The truth is our yard will never…
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By Alicia Betz Don’t Ever Assume Someone Else is Watching Your Kids at the Pool
I recently attended a family get-together that involved a lot of adults, a lot of toddlers, and a pool. Any…
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