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My Teenage Sons Have Strong Feelings About My Bangs
I got bangs. My kids didn't like it.
Apr 224 min read


They Might Be Giants (but they’re still my little boys)
As a 5’2” mother who birthed and carried these boys around in my arms for years afterwards, these pubescent growth spurts are shocking.
Mar 43 min read


The Summer of Mahjong
Or, Everyone Everywhere All at Once This began as the summer of Mahjong. In May and June, while my oldest son was waiting for a job to...
Sep 2, 20244 min read


Forced Family Fun: Paper Chain Prank
Recently our Forced Family Fun took a sinister turn. Actually, we couldn’t agree on whether what we were doing was a prank or a gift. My...
Dec 15, 20234 min read


Catch and Release
Recently, our oldest came home from his freshman year of college for fall break. I was like a fisherman doing catch-and-release. I picked...
Nov 6, 20234 min read


Long-Distance Parenting 101
When your child needs you but you're hundreds of miles away...
Sep 21, 20234 min read


The Summer Reading Role Reversal
My children are taking revenge, and they are wielding my own weapons against me. Each summer, I give my younger boys “Challenge Books” to...
Aug 18, 20233 min read


It's a Good Thing We're No Good at Tennis
(It's more fun that way.) Recently, my husband and I took up tennis. Some of you have been playing some sort of sport or exercising with...
Aug 12, 20233 min read


Forced Family Fun: Origami
Or, "Pick Your Paper Wisely" Recently two of my oldest son’s Forced Family Fun choices came together in a highly unsatisfying way. My...
Aug 5, 20234 min read


Fifty Last Hugs
Each night before I go to bed, I stand in the hall outside of my boys’ bedroom doors and loudly announce, “Here for hugs!” For years—and...
Jul 10, 20233 min read
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