Every Summer Has a Story—and I Want to Remember This One
I read something recently that really resonated: every summer has a story. Let me explain. I’m a mom to two…
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By Amy Martin We Took the Perfect Summers of Our Youth for Granted
When I was in college, my parents rented a house for a week each year in a little place called…
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Saying Goodbye to My Students Is the Hardest Part of Teaching
Here's the thing about teaching: it’s the most magical, wonderful, and rewarding job out there. Every year, you get to…
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This is the Summer of Us
Mom guilt hit me hard the moment the bus stop chatter started to rumble with talk of all things camp…
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By Jessica Swanda You Don’t Need Big Vacations to Make Fun Summer Memories with Your Kids
With the arrival of summer break, photos of exciting family vacations have begun to fill my social media feed. I…
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May is Complete Mayhem: 8 Tips for Making it Through
Dear moms, Before I had kids, I didn’t know about the turbulence in the chaotic month of May, the most…
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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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